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New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio (Ed Reed / Mayoral Photography Office / Flickr)
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Alina Adams is a New York Times best-selling romance and mystery writer, the author of Getting Into NYC Kindergarten and Getting Into NYC High School, a blogger at New York School Talk and mother of three. She believes you can't have true school choice until all parents know all their school choices — and how to get them. Visit her website, www.NYCSchoolSecrets.com.

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