Legislation

An act to amend the education law, in relation to reorganization of the New York city school construc-tion authority, board of education, and community boards; to repeal paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 2590-b and section 2590-c of the education law, relating to New York city community school boards, subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the education law, relating to the New York city board of education and to repeal portions of section 2554 of the education law pertaining to the power of the board of education of a city of one million or more; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the New York city school construction authority; to repeal subdivision 9 of section 1727 of the public authorities law relating to the continuity of the New York city construction authority; to amend chapter 738 of the laws of 1988 amending the administrative code of the city of New York, the civil service law and other laws, re-lating to the New York city school construction authority, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to repeal paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 2590-d of the education law relating to community involvement in certain by-laws, regula-tions and decisions; to repeal subdivision 1 of section 2590-e of the education law relating to certain powers and duties of community boards; to repeal subdivisions 28, 30 and 30-a of section 2590-h of the education law relating to certain powers and duties of the chancellor; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.

Click here to read Assembly Bill 11627

 

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the community district education council within the New York city community school district system; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof and to amend chapter 91 of the laws of 2002 amending the education law and other laws relating to the reorganization of the New York city school construction authority, board of education and community boards, in relation to extending certain provisions of such chapters.

Click here to read Senate Bill 5568.

 

Mayoral Control: What We Can and Cannot Learn From Other Cities
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Mayoral Control of Schools:
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Governance and the Boston Public Schools: Lessons in ‘Mayoral Control’ of Urban Schools
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Who's Afraid of a Mayoral Takeover of Detroit Public Schools?
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A History of Public School Governance in New
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Parental Power and Mayoral Control: Avenues for Parent and Community Involvement in New York City Schools

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Updating Tradition: Governing the Schools from Chicago's City Hall

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Does Mayoral Control Improve Performance in Urban Districts?

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