Tony Alvarado, Ray Cortines, and Rudy Crew are three former chancellors who did well, despite the bizarre and contentious system of governance under which they served.

At the risk of damning them with faint praise: given the degree of mayoral support the current administration has enjoyed, any one of them would easily have outdone Joel Klein’s over-hyped achievements. The true motto of his administration should be “Spin First.”

It would be nice to see an educator in the job when the hypocritical Klein finally achieves his dream of moving over to the private sector.

I’m still predicting that he winds up working for Bill Gates or the Broad Foundation, or maybe starts a consulting firm with Rod (Turn the) Paige and Margaret (Mis)spellings.

There’s one more possibility: maybe he’ll become a “second career” teacher, and grab that generous housing allowance Tweed is offering.