NYC parents outraged over Eric Adams retaining mayoral control of schools
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference at City Hall in New York, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Though Mayor Eric Adams scored a victory this weekend, winning the […]
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Gov. Hochul must help Mayor Eric Adams renew mayoral control of NYC public schools
Opinion editorial By Post Editorial Board Published Jan. 7, 2024, 7:26 p.m. ET 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 be calling the shots. The UFT is already all too close, having […]
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Mayor Eric Adams needs to reward competence, now that Frank Carone is exiting
Frank Carone is leaving as Mayor Eric Adams’ chief of staff at the end of December — a move that should prompt the mayor to start upping his staff’s game now. In his rookie year, Adams’ agenda in Albany stalled on multiple key fronts. Above all, the Legislature refused to make real criminal-justice fixes, badly […]
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Mayor Eric Adams rips Albany on school control
Mayor Eric Adams fumed Wednesday about some state lawmakers he says are preventing him from improving the Big Apple’s public school system, labeling them “professional naysayers.” Adams’ response came after state legislators introduced a new bill Monday that would grant him control of the city’s public schools system for just two years — rather than the three-years […]
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