“I’m trying to get as much feedback as possible from teachers, principals, fellow legislators and in particular the parents who are the most important stakeholders in this whole process,” said State Sen. Liu, chair of the Senate Committee on NYC Education.
Legislators said they have decided to separate mayoral control of the city’s public school’s from the budgetary process, and will take up the issue before the legislative session ends in June. That leaves some uncertainty around a policy that has been in place for two decades. While mayoral control is expected to be extended, there may be changes.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbied for and won control of the school system in 2002, replacing the Board of Education and network of local school boards, which he and many others deemed ineffective and sometimes corrupt. In a statement in March, Mayor Eric Adams credited mayoral control with the success of universal pre-K and the city’s ability to get students back into classrooms during the pandemic. He called on lawmakers to “build on what we know works.”
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