At 11 a.m., NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina wil testify at the second state Senate hearing on NYC
mayoral control of the public school system, (de Blasio won't be attending, angering the GOP), Senate Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, 19th Floor, Manhattan.
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan nudged New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to provide more information on how the city spends $ 9 billion in state funding for education as a precursor to considering an extension
of mayoral control of public schools.
Dedicating a single press conference to the issue for the first time, Mr. de Blasio laid out in dire terms what would happen if New York City reverted to the old system of education that existed before his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg,
won mayoral control of public schools in 2002.
Senate Republicans not only stuck it to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio
on mayoral control of the public schools, but also handed a victory to his nemesis, Success Academy charter school network founder Eva Moskowitz by allowing charters to hire more uncertified teachers.
In his first session as majority leader, he helped ensure that Mr. de Blasio, no friend of Senate Republicans, will need to go to Albany next year to grovel again for the renewal
of mayoral control of public schools.
Teachers» union leaders Michael Mulgrew and Randi Weingarten offered only partial support
for mayoral control of public schools on Thursday, saying that they want to see changes to one of Mayor Bill de Blasio's key initiatives in Albany.
Bloomberg's team also pointed out that the
got mayoral control of public schools, established the 311 service, passed a smoking ban, and tried to get the 2012 Olympics and build a West Side stadium.
He applauded Mr. Bloomberg for his «vision and for the energy» spent in expanding the No. 7 subway line; he credited him for a hard - fought victory in
winning mayoral control of the public schools; and he even took to Twitter to defend him against the National Rifle Association.
During a stop yesterday in the hometown of his running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, AG Andrew Cuomo said he is lending some of his muscle to the LG contender to help get his signature issue —
mayoral control of the public school system — passed before he leaves city office to (possibly) ascend to the state level.
It's a drastic step that has been successfully implemented in New York City and intermittently considered — but never fully embraced — in cities across upstate:
Mayoral control of the public schools.
As the first mayor to have
mayoral control of the public school system, the largest in the country, Mayor Bloomberg has boasted often of his record on education.
De Blasio's accommodationist streak could also hurt him in upcoming fights over rent - control laws and
mayoral control of the public schools, both up for renewal this year.
And after asking for permanent
mayoral control of the public schools, then retreating to a three - year continuation, de Blasio is being made to swallow a puny one - year extension — plus 25 more charter schools.
She remains an outspoken opponent of
mayoral control of public schools, where she was a principal, vowing to lead what may be a lonely fight against a system that even the most liberal mayoral candidates don't repudiate.
He'll now have an even larger say on issues like extending rent regulations and
mayoral control of public schools, things that he hinted will be balanced against some eternal suburban concerns.
De Blasio's losing streak in Albany includes seeking a long - term extension of
mayoral control of public schools and reining in the growth of charter schools.
Mayoral control of the public schools will probably be extended for three years, with some tinkering.
And then he advocated, without mentioning de Blasio by name, limitations on
mayoral control of public schools.