And he sought permanent mayoral control of city schools, but a minimum of three years; he received a one - year extension. (newyork.cbslocal.com)
Cuomo did not endorse NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for permanent mayoral control of schools, saying: «I think it's going well enough to extend it for three years.» (nystateofpolitics.com)
Just as Mr. Cuomo was unenthusiastic about permanent mayoral control, Mr. de Blasio was unenthusiastic about Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, particularly his push to increase the use of standardized testing to measure teachers and his plans to take state control of struggling schools. (observer.com)