Speaker Menin accuses DOE of stonewalling Council over hundreds of school contracts

City Council Speaker Julie Menin accused the Department of Education (DOE) of delaying the release of 579 school contracts tied to mandated services and no-bid procurement. Menin demanded a production schedule by July 16, citing the Council's oversight role and the DOE's $12.9 billion annual spending on outside contracts. The DOE provided 60 Requests for Authorization instead of full contracts, prompting criticism of its 'opacity, slow-walking, and delay.'