Sentences with phrase «by mayoral appointees»
The city's Panel for Educational Policy, dominated by mayoral appointees, voted 8 to 4 at its March 1 meeting at Brooklyn Technical HS to co-locate a new charter school in Bedford - Stuyvesant's already - cramped PS 308, infuriating the school's parents, students and teachers.
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If the controversial school closings it has rubberstamped for the mayor — over the protests of countless community members — wasn't enough to convince New Yorkers that the Panel for Educational Policy, dominated by mayoral appointees, is broken beyond repair, then perhaps its most recent move, approving a $ 120 million contract with Verizon, will be.
If the controversial school closings it has rubberstamped for the mayor wasn't enough to convince New Yorkers that the Panel for Educational Policy, dominated by mayoral appointees, is broken beyond repair, then perhaps its most recent move, approving a $ 120 million contract with Verizon, will be.
Regarding mayoral control of the school system, Mr. Lander accepts direct appointment of the Chancellor by the mayor but thinks that education policy should be vetted by a separate board that is not controlled by mayoral appointees, in order to levy checks on the system.
Not exact matches
Mayoral control was introduced in 2002 to replace the older system of a Board of Education dominated by borough president appointees and local elected school boards which were, in some cases, corrupt.
After mayoral control officially expires on June 30, the city will have to create a new Board of Education with two mayoral appointees and five appointees made by each borough president.
Knight will join six other mayoral appointees on the City Planning Commission, as well as one appointee from each borough president, and one appointee by the public advocate.