In special session, Albany extends NYC mayoral control of schools for 2 years
De Blasio: Approval ‘allows us to refocus our attention away from the political process and back to classrooms’
The New York State Legislature extended mayoral control of the New York City’s public school system for two years in an extraordinary session on Thursday, one day before authority was to revert to the former Board of Education system, with 32 different community school boards.
Lawmakers also voted to name the new Tappan Zee Bridge the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The former governor, father of the current governor, died in 2015.
Senate Republicans had originally insisted on linking the extension to an expansion of the number of charter schools that can open in New York City. This demand was dropped, however.