In New York’s Schools Chief, a Knack for Quiet Conciliation

All along, his trademark has been forbearance, and in his new role as New York City’s schools chancellor, Dennis Walcott will test whether the nation’s full-tilt approach to urban education reform is ready for a different kind of leader. David M. Halbfinger, Javier C. Hernandez and Fernanda Santos, New York Times, April 25, 2011.