Sentences with phrase «control of the school system»

He also said losing control of the school system could mean the end of his popular «pre-K for all» program.

«A million kids will suffer if he loses control of the school system, and there is a transit crisis that is getting worse every day,» he said.

«Mayor Bloomberg ran for Mayor in 2001 on a platform of Mayoral control of the school system.

Mr. de Blasio said in a statement, «While one - year extensions are no way to treat our children, families or educators, this action is a crucial acknowledgment by State lawmakers that the education progress we have made in New York City could not have happened without our accountable control of the school system.»

A video posted online shows then - gubernatorial candidate Cuomo backing the mayor of Rochester — his eventual lieutenant governor, Robert Duffy — full throttle in his 2010 bid to gain control of the school system.

Legislation to give Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy control of the school system is heading for Paterson's desk for review.

He urged more parental control of the school system: «I am not for mayoral control, but more parental control.»

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) also signaled that the Senate intends to press the de Blasio administration for more detail on how it spends state education dollars before signing off on any renewal of the law that gives de Blasio control of the school system.

Cuomo's Executive Budget would extend the New York City mayor's control of the school system which is set to expire this year.

The measure would give Mr. Fenty, a Democrat who was elected last November, authority to hire and fire the superintendent, as well as control of the school system's operating budget and its $ 2.3 billion...

Booker says he will also pursue mayoral control of the school system after the state returns control of the schools to Newark in 2007.

In 2002, the state legislature eliminated the school board and gave total control of the school system to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

A mayor's attempt to wrest control of a school system from an elected school board might seem like a brave effort to shake up a recalcitrant education system, or it could be dismissed as a politician's power grab.

National tests indicate also that there was no significant change in Washington D.C. scores while Ms. Rhee was in control of the school system.

Now that the board has regained control of the school system, it's possible charters could have a harder time securing space in district buildings.

He may despise de Blasio but Republican City Council Member, and 2017 mayoral candidate, Eric Ulrich is an unabashed supporter of a long term extension of mayoral control of the school system.

On Saturday, he called the consecutive one - year extensions «no way to treat our children, families and educators,» adding that it was, nevertheless, a «crucial acknowledgment by state lawmakers that the education progress we have made in New York City could not have happened without our accountable control of the school system.»

But it is also helping her gain control of a school system that has defied management for decades: that hasn't kept records, patched windows, met budgets, delivered books, returned phone calls, followed court orders, checked teachers» credentials, or, for years on end, opened school on schedule in the fall.

The UFT delegates voted overwhelmingly on March 20 to support the 60 - member UFT Task Force on School Governance's recommendations to limit mayoral control of the school system to give more say to parents and communities.

The UFT delegates voted overwhelmingly on March 20 to support the 60 - member UFT Task Force on School Governance's recommendations to scale back mayoral control of the school system.

The Mayor is currently lobbying Albany for the renewal of mayoral control of the school system, but parents feel that, more than halfway through his term, there is insufficient progress turning around chronically struggling schools.

NYC City Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina went to bat for de Blasio in Albany, urging state lawmakers to renew the law giving him control of the school system.

In an unusual moment of agreement Mayor Bill de Blasio and former mayor Rudy Giuliani recently wrote a joint letter to Governor Cuomo and the state legislature urging a continuation of mayoral control of the school system.

We hope that he will use his control of the school system to shift his focus to policies that have a clear track record of improving outcomes for students.»

Klein also did indeed «alienate» swaths of people, predominantly state lawmakers who made an effort to strip the mayor of control of the school system — something he wrested from the Board of Education in 2002 when he took office.

They worked to eliminate the Board of Education and institute mayoral control of the school system.

In this age of mayoral control of school systems, mayors in other jurisdictions can choose a school superintendent and still be held accountable to the voters for that choice.

We hope that he will use his control of the school system to shift his focus to policies that have a clear track record of improving outcomes for students.»

Driver's education in Delaware is largely under the control of the school system — at least for new drivers under 18.