Now that Cathie Black has taken the helm of the city's public school system, parents and politicians want to make sure she's got her priorities straight. One parent wrote in a survey sent by Manhattan BP Scott Stringer about classroom crowding, saying, "You can have a perfect curriculum and a perfect teacher, but if there are 30 kids in the class, then you don't stand a chance of your child actually getting a good education. The kids in my daughter's class can barely all fit on the rug and still see the board." But according to a Cathie Black Twitter account, she is more concerned with "a) Who is Al Shanker and, b) WHY IS HE VISITING ME IN MY DREAMS?!"

Ok, so that's a fake Twitter account (the real DOE can be found here), a so-far satirical estimation of what the former businesswoman is really focusing on. Like, "Watching 'Welcome Back, Kotter', taking notes. Do they still call them sweat hogs?," or, "twits, what sounds more 'real'--for the kids, or for the children? working on things to say at cocktail party tonight." According to Stringer, this could actually be what Black is thinking about as far as the public knows. "This report shows very clearly that there are a lot of parents, teachers and principals who are hungry to discuss their ideas," he said. "This is one storm City Hall can get ahead of by having such a discussion."

Stringer's report will be sent to Cathie Black today with a list of recommendations on what she should be focusing on. Previously, Black has been vague about any plans for the city's school system. She told reporters on her first day on the job, "It's really about great principals, empowering great teachers...All the new ideas that the last eight years have put in place, I just want to keep that going."