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 * Shaker Name:** Mike Bloomberg


 * Basic Work:** political figure


 * Key Work:** Replaced school board with direct mayoral control, offering more after school programs, strengthened cell-phone ban in city schools, and focuses on increasing high school graduation rates.


 * Key Personnel:** Mayor of NYC.


 * Why/How a shaker?** Mike Bloomberg would be considered a shaker due to the changes and challenges he offers in the education system. He replaced the school board with a direct mayoral control. From 1968 until 2000, NYC's schools were managed by the Board of Education, containing seven members. Two of those seven were appointed by the mayor and the Board of Education was replaced with the Department of Education In addition, Bloomberg opposes social promotion and favors after-school and summer-school programs to help students falling behind to catch up. This idea is also pointed out so that students do not advance to the next grade unprepared. Furthermore, the increasing of high school graduation rates are influencing the continuation of working hard to give public school students opportunities to graduate.


 * Links: http://senate.ontheissues.org/Mike_Bloomberg.htm**