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NYC PARENTS SLAM MAYORAL CONTROL RENEWAL, SAYING ADAMS ‘SHOULD NOT BE IN CHARGE
OF EDUCATION’

By Barbara Russo Posted on April 23, 2024
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)

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Though Mayor Eric Adams scored a victory this weekend, winning the battle of
mayoral control over the city’s public schools, not all parents were celebrating
with him. 



Hizzoner and New York state officials have been fighting all year over who
should oversee the country’s largest public school district once mayoral control
was set to expire in June. But in an unexpected move, state lawmakers granted
Adams renewed authority over the schools during the city’s long-awaited
announcement of the state budget on April 20.



Parents and public school community education councils from all the boroughs
waited with bated breath to see who would come out victorious in the ongoing
power struggle. amNew York Metro spoke to several parents of public school
students and other New Yorkers from across the city to get their thoughts on the
issue. Many said they were angered, disappointed or concerned at the outcome.







Their reasons for objecting to mayor control ranged from too much power for one
person to improperly allocated funds to accountability. 

Tony Chiappi of Staten Island simply called mayoral control a “bad decision.”


‘I CAN WRITE A DISSERTATION ON EVERYTHING WRONG’

Other New Yorkers were a bit more open about their opinions. Ana Francisco of
Manhattan is concerned about the Adams’ administration’s ability to run not just
the schools, but the city as a whole.

“The Department of Education is going up in flames. It’s terrible and I can
write a dissertation on everything wrong,” Francisco said. “The mayor…if he
can’t run other parts of the city effectively, he should not be in charge of
education, which is crucial for the future of the city.”



Morgan Lamb, a mother of three from East Harlem, said the mayor’s track record
of supporting education programs is subpar, especially when it comes to
funding. 

“Mayor Adams has siphoned money away from schools and especially the areas that
need it most,” Lamb said. “We need more funding for 3-K and special education.
From my personal experience, there are nowhere near enough special education
services and we need more oversight on his decision making.”

Lamb also said parents should have more of a say in where funding goes within
schools. She is a self-described fan of independent school boards. 

“I think my frustration boils down to when you’re the mayor, and you have your
hand in all the pies, you’re not able to focus on all of them,” Lamb said. “This
is what an independent department or board of education gets you. The funding
still comes from the budget, but they decide where it goes.”



A father from Queens, who requested anonymity, agreed with many other parents
who said the same thing: Mayoral control is too much power for one elected
official. 

“Taking control from the mayor would give the schools more oversight,” the
Queens dad said. “Mayoral control is too much power for one person. I also feel
that the Adams administration has too much nepotism going on. And there are
better qualified people for these higher positions.”


WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MAYORAL CONTROL

Although Adams will remain in charge of NYC schools, the city-state agreement
comes with stipulations. 

Per the agreement with state lawmakers, the mayor’s control of the city’s school
system will only be for two years, unlike the four years he, along with Gov.
Kathy Hochul, has been advocating for. 



Additionally, the oversight body for public schools, the Panel for Education
Policy (PEP), will get another member. Currently, the panel has 23 members, but
will get an additional “independent” chairperson. The NYS Senate, Assembly and
Board of Regents will submit three nominations for the chair from which the
mayor will choose.

When it comes to funding, the mayor must allocate enough money to reduce class
size, a measure that will likely help support the city’s ongoing influx of
school-age children and their families. 

State Senator John Liu (D-Queens), who chairs the senate committee on NYC
education, said the agreement includes a significant commitment to expanding the
NYC capital plan by $2 billion “in order to provide our school kids a sound,
basic education and reduce class size.”

Liu said he would have preferred to have greater deliberation over the issue of
mayoral control and to include more parent input, but underscored the value of
having the new stipulations in place. 

“We have strong accountability measures to make sure the city does not reduce
its funding for public schools, which unfortunately it has the last couple of
years, and also to require the city to expand its school construction plan,” Liu
said. “Without which, there is no hope that the city will reduce class sizes as
required by law.”

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