Governor Hochul extends mayoral control of city school system for two years, delays expansion of Panel for Education Policy
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill late Thursday that extends mayoral control of New York City schools for the next two years.
But her signature came with a tweak: The eight-member expansion of the city’s education panel, which was passed under the original bill, will be delayed by five months.
Mayoral control — which allows the mayor to choose the schools chancellor and appoint a majority of members to the city’s education panel — was set to expire at midnight Friday.