The takeover in Jackson «offers an interesting new model, departing from the more commonly used
state takeover approach across dozens of school districts,» Wong said.
Not exact matches
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday called for a permanent extension of mayoral control for city schools and criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
approach toward standardized testing and push to make it easier for the
state to
takeover struggling schools.
Still, the business community is disquieted by his endorsement in May by the labor - aligned Working Families Party, which resulted in Cuomo's support for a full Democratic
takeover of the
state Senate and a host of liberal measures, including a more aggressive
approach to the
state's minimum wage.
Lawrence provides a rare case of a leadership
approach that resulted in notably impressive academic gains for students without generating the kind of negative response that typically accompanies
state takeover and district turnaround efforts.
But whether she would have taken a different
approach is unclear; many prior Democratic administrations have also grappled with how to get out of the
state takeovers without letting previous problems resurface.
Look at how he
approached accountability during the
state takeover process.