"We would not have been able to launch 2-K or begin to fix the issues plaguing 3-K without mayoral control. Mayoral control is key to delivering our affordability agenda, and I look forward to continuing to work with leaders in Albany to secure its extension."
"Though the former state assemblyman campaigned on ending mayoral control as a way to give families and educators more of a say over the nation's largest education system, Mamdani recently reversed course. Now, he faces an uphill battle with lawmakers in Albany to let him hold onto that power."
"The governance model - which is set to sunset on June 30 - allows the mayor to unilaterally appoint the schools chancellor, select a majority of the city's school board, and generally set the district's policy direction."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who campaigned on ending mayoral control of New York City schools, has reversed course and now seeks to maintain that power. However, Albany lawmakers are resisting his efforts. While Governor Hochul proposed a four-year extension in her budget, neither the state Senate nor Assembly included mayoral control extensions in their separate budget proposals released this week. The final state budget is due April 1. Mayoral control, established over 20 years ago, allows the mayor to appoint the schools chancellor, select a majority of the school board, and set district policy. Mamdani credits this centralized control as essential for launching his 2-K and 3-K child care initiatives.
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