Sentences with phrase «mayoral control over the education»

Prisco's concerns echo the concerns of parents who have blasted Bloomberg's failure to include parents in the city's public schools since winning mayoral control over the Education Department in 2002.

In addition, Excel Bridgeport actively lobbied on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» bill and the organization has also spent significant resources in support for Mayor Bill Finch's efforts to change Bridgeport's Charter, by eliminating the elected board of education and replacing it was an appointed board that would allow stronger mayoral control over the education budget and school issues.

Not exact matches

Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year approved a 12 - month extension for mayoral control after Mayor Bill de Blasio sought making the authority over the city education system permanent.

But with the law granting mayoral control over city schools set to expire at midnight June 30 — and Albany's legislative session ending Wednesday — Hizzoner faced the prospect of a crushing defeat that he has said would return «chaos» and «corruption» to education in the city.

«I hope that the State Senate will listen to the voices of Republicans and Democrats, listen to my two predessesors, Michael Bloomberg and Rudy Guiliani who agree as I do that we need mayoral control of education, listen to over 100 prominent business leaders who yesterday signed onto a letter calling for renewal of mayoral control,» he said.

I think if there isn't action on mayoral control of education, if there isn't action on rent regulation, if there isn't action on 421 - a, people all over the city, all over the state will look at Albany and once again conclude, Albany is not interested in serving the needs of the people.

I think if there isn't action on mayoral control of education, if there isn't action on rent regulation, if there isn't action on 421 - a, people all over the city, all over the state will look at Albany and once again conclude, Albany is not interested in serving the needs of the people,» he said.

De Blasio and his senior officials have repeated the argument on a near - daily basis over the last several weeks that support for mayoral control should not depend upon a certain mayor or set of education policies.

For the last two years, Senate Republicans have used the debate over renewing mayoral control as a months - long — and largely unfavorable — referendum on de Blasio's education agenda.

Regaining mayoral control of schools was one Michael Bloomberg's greatest legislative achievements as mayor; it marked the first time City Hall gained discretion over education policy since the Lindsay administration, when those powers were decentralized and major decisions were made by an education board.

Torturing de Blasio over mayoral control has been a somewhat lonely quest for Flanagan, a Long Island senator who led the chamber's education committee before becoming majority leader last year.

Mayoral control, which has shaken up the education establishment in Chicago and New York City, for example, needs to be expanded all over the nation.