Today, I voted against the re-election of three incumbent members of the Board of Regents. To say I am disappointed would be an understatement.

This afternoon, we had the opportunity to show the parents, students and teachers of New York State we have listened to them over the past nine months and support them by voting against the status quo and voting against the three incumbent members of the Board of Regents. Unfortunately, although the Assembly majority has said time and again they have listened, their actions and votes today for these three incumbents show us otherwise. Their vote was not for reform, but for the status quo, and, unfortunately, it is our children’s education that will see the impact of this vote. Today’s actions certainly reinforce the need to reform how our Regents Board is selected because this process is clearly not working.