New NYS schools chief visits LI, downplays testing

Full story: Newsday

Long Island , the state's former education commissioner, Richard Mills, would typically stop off at a struggling school district with a mostly black and Hispanic enrollment to publicly promote his campaign for higher test scores and lower dropout rates.

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