Schools Backlash Gathers

Regardless of what one thinks of how good or bad a job Bloomberg has done with the schools, reducing mayoral control and going back to the old, failed no-one-is-accountable systemwould be a complete disaster for the children of NYC.  Once we get the charter cap lifted, this promises to be the next mother-of-all-battles.

The Bloomberg administration's plan to overhaul the city's schools has provoked a backlash among parents and elected officials that could threaten mayoral control when it comes up for reauthorization in 2009...

Mr. Bloomberg responded to the group's criticism by saying he could not invite everyone involved in city education to the press conference where he announced the appointment. "You want to make sure everybody's included, but you cannot run a $15.5 billion organization that serves 1.1 million kids by putting everything up for a referendum," he said.

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Schools Backlash Gathers
Albany Effort Afoot To Cut Power of Mayor

BY SARAH GARLAND - Staff Reporter of the Sun
March 1, 2007
URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/49540

The Bloomberg administration's plan to overhaul the city's schools has provoked a backlash among parents and elected officials that could threaten mayoral control when it comes up for reauthorization in 2009.