#Kathy Hochul’s sweetheart Bills deal diluted Eric Adams’ control of schools

#Kathy Hochul’s sweetheart Bills deal diluted Eric Adams’ control of schools

“Kathy Hochul’s sweetheart Bills deal diluted Eric Adams’ control of schools” New York gubernatorial candidate Tom Suozzi claims Gov. Kathy Hochul’s obsession with the Buffalo Bills could doom the Big Apple’s public schools. The Long Island congressman told The Post Friday he believes Hochul, a Buffalo native and fellow Democrat, surrendered too much political capital…

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#Parents rip lawmakers for undermining Eric Adams’ authority over NYC schools

#Parents rip lawmakers for undermining Eric Adams’ authority over NYC schools

“Parents rip lawmakers for undermining Eric Adams’ authority over NYC schools” A group of parents blasted state lawmakers Wednesday night for undermining Mayor Eric Adams’ ability to oversee the New York City public school system. The parents claim state politicians are dictating educational policy, micro-managing the education department and creating an unwieldy 23-person oversight board….

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#Albany’s mayoral-control bill would sabotage schools

#Albany’s mayoral-control bill would sabotage schools

“Albany’s mayoral-control bill would sabotage schools” The state Legislature has chosen to gut mayoral control of New York City’s public-school system, modifying, for dubious reasons, what has been an effective system. Enacted in 2002, mayoral control has led to documented improvement in city schools. Achievement on state tests improved in the city from 2002 through…

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#This poison-pill mayoral control bill demands a veto

#This poison-pill mayoral control bill demands a veto

“This poison-pill mayoral control bill demands a veto” Mayor Eric Adams’ so-called “friends” in Albany are doing him, and the city’s schoolchildren, dirty with the Legislature’s proposal to grant him only a two-year renewal of mayoral control of city schools — with poison-pill strings attached. As we feared, this bill badly undermines mayoral control. It…

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