Lawmakers called back to Albany to reconsider mayoral control of NYC schools
Return to Board of Education system may be avoided
The state Legislature will be reconvened Wednesday in Albany for an extraordinary legislative session to reconsider a bill which would extend mayoral control of New York City schools for one year.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for the session in a proclamation on Tuesday.
The state Senate failed to approve the extension of mayoral control by the end of its formal session last Wednesday, triggering the possible return of the old Board of Education system, with its 32 different community school boards. That system, often dysfunctional and sometimes corrupt, was overturned by the Bloomberg administration more than a decade ago.