1. Dennis M Walcott was born on September 7,1951 and is the former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education.
15 Facts About Dennis Walcott
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Dennis Walcott succeeded Cathie Black, who resigned in April 2011 after only three months on the job.
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Dennis Walcott is the president and chief executive officer of Queens Public Library.
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Dennis Walcott required a waiver from the New York State Education Department under Education Commissioner David M Steiner.
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Dennis Walcott is a former employee at Amistad Day Care Center and holds a master's degree in the education field.
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In March 2016, Dennis Walcott was selected as president and CEO of the Queens Public Library and was criticized for overseeing the Library's first branch closure despite increased funding.
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Dennis Walcott is the son of immigrants from Barbados and St Croix.
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Dennis Walcott attended Francis Lewis High School, and he earned a bachelor's degree in 1973 and a master's degree in 1974 from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.
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Dennis Walcott earned a Master's in Social Work from Fordham University in 1980.
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In 1975, Dennis Walcott founded the Frederick Douglass Brother-to-Brother mentoring program.
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Dennis Walcott went on to become president and chief executive of the New York Urban League for 12 years, where he expanded educational and youth service programs.
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Dennis Walcott served as executive director of the Harlem Dowling Westside Center, expanding services to children and families in need.
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Dennis Walcott taught as an adjunct professor of Social Work at York College, and was a talk show radio host on community issues.
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Dennis Walcott was assigned to review the budgetary and academic failures in the East Ramapo Central School District, which is mostly made up of Orthodox Jews.
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Dennis Walcott angered some in the community in December 2015 when he recommended that the state assign a committee with veto power to oversee the school board, and that boys and girls use the same bus services, something not permitted by the community's rabbis.