Sentences with phrase «permanent mayoral control»

And he sought permanent mayoral control of city schools, but a minimum of three years; he received a one - year extension.

Cuomo did not endorse NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for permanent mayoral control of schools, saying: «I think it's going well enough to extend it for three years.»

Just as Mr. Cuomo was unenthusiastic about permanent mayoral control, Mr. de Blasio was unenthusiastic about Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, particularly his push to increase the use of standardized testing to measure teachers and his plans to take state control of struggling schools.

De Blasio has said he continues to support permanent mayoral control, and has offered only tepid praise for the three - year deal, calling it «sensible» and «practical.»

The politics of the 2014 elections soured the already tenuous relationship between Senate Republicans and the de Blasio administration, which is fighting to preserve and make permanent mayoral control of city schools.

De Blasio pushed for permanent mayoral control during a string of visits to Renewal schools earlier this year as a means of rebuffing Cuomo's proposal for state takeover of failing schools.

De Blasio called for permanent mayoral control last month.

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.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio made a bid Wednesday for permanent mayoral control of New York City's public schools, pitting him against Gov. Andrew Cuomo in yet another high - profile issue that showcased the tensions between the two Democratic power brokers.

During a question - and - answer session, Cuomo would not support de Blasio's push for a permanent mayoral control of city schools.

He said on Tuesday that he would ask for permanent mayoral control, but that he would settle for seven years.

«The mayor asked for permanent mayoral control,» he said of de Blasio, «The Assembly's position is 6 or 7 years, mine is 3 years, the senate is basically zero.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat who has been at odds with both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Republicans, had pushed for a permanent mayoral control extension, but told reporters when he traveled to Albany last month he was fine with a three - year sunset for the moment.

Cuomo shot down de Blasio's pitch for permanent mayoral control of the NYC school system, saying the idea should be subject to review in Albany every few years.

He also sent the state a letter, co-signed by former Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani, highlighting the need for permanent mayoral control.