It’ll Be EASY for a Mayor Mamdani to Abandon the Schools

It’ll be EASY for a Mayor Mamdani to abandon the schools

As Mayor Eric Adams' term winds down, the Panel for Educational Policy that's supposed to be the tool for mayoral control of the schools has gone rogue, both exceeding its proper authority and trying to duck responsibility when it comes to ensuring continued bus service for public schoolchildren.

Mayoral control of schools emerges as flashpoint in NYC mayoral election

Should the next mayor cede control of New York City’s public schools? It’s a contentious idea that front-runner Zohran Mamdani supports — and his opponents have seized on in the final stretch of the race. “The reason that I remain opposed to mayoral control is because of a critique of how it keeps many parents, students and teachers out of … decision-making about their lives,” Mamdani told PIX11 ahead of early voting. “They’ll come to forums, th…