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Alonso graduated from Columbia University, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, earned a law degree at Harvard University School of Law and then an Editor.M. in 1999 and Editor.D. in 2006 at the Harvard Graduate School of.
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Andres Alonso
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Alonso came to from the New York City Public School system in July 2007. He had been deputy chancellor in New York for the year prior to his appointment in
Prior to his arrival in 2007, the City Public Schools system was in a state of decay and decline with several of its schools performing so poorly that the state of Maryland was poised to intervene and take over much of the system. Fewer than half of students entering "s high schools graduated and proficiency levels in reading and math were far below both the state and national averages.
By 2010 both state elected and local elected officials were touting the job done by Alonso in turning the failing school system around.
Under Alonso"s leadership millions of education dollars were diverted from the systems administrative offices to the schools themselves, failing schools were closed and principals were given more fiscal autonomy. A December 2010 article in the New York Times characterizes the school system as having improved under the leadership of Doctor Alonso.
lieutenant was announced on May 6, 2013, that Doctor Alonso would be resigning his position as Chief Executive Officer of City Public Schools on June 30, 2013.
