Observers expect mayoral control debate goes right to midnight, with a message of necessity from Cuomo and a quick approval in the early hours of Friday morning. (nystateofpolitics.com)
But a simple question remains unanswered — indeed, unasked — from the original mayoral control debate under Mayor Bloomberg: If the mayor has control, for what are the mayor, the schools chancellor, and district superintendents responsible beyond daily operations and basic accountability for the overall system? (gothamgazette.com)
Flanagan's conference has been decidedly cool, if not hostile, to de Blasio over the years, most recently questioning his oversight of New York City's public school system during the mayoral control debate, which was resolved in an extraordinary session in July. (nystateofpolitics.com)