Sentences with phrase «permanent control over schools»

Before the mayor had even finished testifying in the four - hour hearing before a joint Senate and Assembly panel, Mr. Cuomo had said he opposed Mr. de Blasio's push for permanent control over schools, calling the arrangement an «experiment» and saying it should be renewed in three - year spurts.

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Perhaps the biggest takeaway from de Blasio's testimony was his call for a permanent extension of mayoral control over city schools.

Mr. de Blasio originally called for a permanent expansion of his control over schools, but that was met with resistance from Mr. Cuomo, who called for a three - year extension, and Senate Republicans, who Senate education committee chair Kevin Flanagan said were «agnostic» on the issue.

As the Democratic - led Assembly today prepares to vote for a three - year extension of mayoral control over city schools, former Gov. David Pateron is siding with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on making the power a permanent one.

deBlasio also wants mayoral control over New York City schools to be made permanent, saying the alternative is «chaos and corruption», but he says he would settle for a three year extension.