mayoral control
Coverage of mayoral control in the Nexus archive.
- Samuels turns to local communities for advice on making NYC schools safe, rigorous, and integrated
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is forming local working groups with parents, teachers, and community organizations to address structural and instructional inequities in New York City schools. The groups aim to develop solutions for systemic issues like segregation and underenrollment, reflecting Samuels' commitment to community-driven policymaking.
- Mamdani expected to secure 2-year mayoral control extension and class-size delay in state budget
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to secure a two-year extension of mayoral control and a delay in implementing the class size mandate as part of New York's state budget. State lawmakers, including Governor Kathy Hochul and State Sen. John Liu, support the extension and delay, with Mamdani's administration planning to adjust the timeline for class size reductions to the 2030-31 school year.