mayoral control
Adams must use mayoral control to better NYC's schools —or he'll lose it for good
Adams needs to look in the mirror and ask himself what he has done to gain parents' support and prove that he is using the power of mayoral control to...
'Super mayor' Tiffany Henyard faces yet another lawsuit amid ongoing federal investigations
Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard was served with another lawsuit on Thursday after a former employee claimed he was wrongfully terminated.
City Council's appointment coup would do more harm than good
New York’s City Council wants to weaken the powers of the mayor by requiring its approval for top mayoral appointees.
Now NO ONE truly really runs New York City's public school system
CUNY Graduate Center Prof. David Bloomfield described the plan as a “putrid kettle of fish cooked up by the Legislature.”
Albany just chose to play politics with NYC schools — at our kids' expense
Parents, children and everyone who cares about education should be raising hell and demanding the Legislature revisit this issue before the end of the school year.
Albany's budget deal locks in an uglier future for New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul's modest wins in this year's state budget negotiations at best only slow New York's decline, with no hint of the radical reforms needed to slow the exodus...
NY lawmakers pass landmark $237B state budget, including extension of mayoral control of NYC schools
Lawmakers in Albany passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday, including an extension of Mayor Eric Adams’ oversight of New York City schools.
Adams could get surprise win on mayoral control in $237B NY state budget deal
Albany lawmakers appeared likely to tuck in a two-year extension of mayoral control over city public schools in the $237 billion handshake deal -- with a few caveats.
It's time to end Albany's destructive micromanagement of NYC schools
This obscene, venal farce must end: Mayoral control should be made permanent. Let New York City run New York City schools.
State blows deadline to hand over critical study on mayoral control of NYC public schools
Lawmakers have effectively declared Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ ask for a two-year extension of mayoral control within the state budget dead, with the delayed report putting...
No one's telling the truth about the class-size law: It hurts kids and ONLY helps the UFT
Declining enrollment had the UFT's ranks steadily shrinking as of 2022; the class-size mandate is purely a gimmick to turn that around.
NYC DOE Chancellor David Banks has 'no interest' in keeping job without mayoral control over public schools
New York City Chancellor David Banks declared Thursday he has zero interest in keeping his job if there's no mayoral control over the Big Apple's public schools.
Albany's powers hold NYC kids hostage again in yet another mayoral-control drama
Albany must extend mayoral control for NYC schools so the UFT can't kill academic standards, including testing and screens, and teacher accountability.
Lawmakers reject NYC Mayor Eric Adams' bid for mayoral control extension: 'Teachers know best how to educate'
Lawmakers left an extension of mayoral control out of their largely-symbolic budget proposals late Monday and early Tuesday, casting significant doubt on the provision being included in a final budget...
Adams asks Albany to cover 50% of NYC's migrant crisis costs on 'Tin Cup Day': DC 'never gave their third'
"New Yorkers are already carrying most of the asylum-seeker costs. It is wrong to ask them to do more, and it puts our city in a precarious position,'' Adams said.
If Albany doesn't extend mayoral control of schools, many NYC students are doomed
Their No. 1 priority? Eliminating mayoral control of our schools.
NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks begs Albany for cash to reduce class sizes
"We don't want to be in a position where we've got to reduce our pre-K programs, because we got to make sure that we comply with this class size law," Banks...
Hochul backs four-year extension of mayoral control over NYC schools
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a four-year extension of mayoral control over New York City public schools, again backing Mayor Eric Adams on the hot-button issue. Mayoral control was...
Adams to ask Albany to extend control of schools amid budget crunch
Hizzoner will have to go hat in hand to the state capital to beg to retain control over city schools – a power set to lapse in June after only being...
Any more poison pills and mayoral control of NYC schools will be a dead letter
Mayoral control of New York City public schools is on the cusp of extinction: If the Legislature weakens it any more this year, the United Federation of Teachers will effectively...