STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City residents can share their views on whether the mayor should maintain control over the city’s public school system during public hearings in December and January.
Mayoral control of New York City’s schools has been on the books since 2002, when then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg got the state legislature to grant him authority for seven years.
Prior to that, local school boards had control over the approximately 1,800 schools.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill in July 2022 to extend mayoral control of New York City schools for the next two years — to June 30, 2024.
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced dates and locations for a series of five public hearings as part of the state’s comprehensive review of the overall effectiveness of mayoral control of New York City schools.
Members of the public — including students, parents, teachers, school administrators and staff, and individuals with experience and expertise in education policy and school governance — can provide feedback on their experiences, assessments, and/or review of the mayoral control system of New York City schools to help inform the state’s review.
They can participate by providing oral testimony at one of five public hearings, and/or by submitting written electronic testimony. All hearings will take place in the evening and are accessible by public transportation, according to NYSED.
On Staten Island, the hearing will be held on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at New Dorp High School, located at 465 New Dorp Lane.
Here are the dates and locations of hearings in the remaining four boroughs:
- Bronx — Dec. 5, 2023 at DeWitt Clinton High School
- Queens — Dec. 18, 2023 at Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical HS
- Brooklyn — Jan. 11, 2024 at Boys and Girls High School
- Manhattan — Jan. 18, 2024 at Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex
Additional information on the hearings and how to submit testimony will be released in the coming weeks.
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