Posted by The clock is ticking on the fate of the city’s education system. So said signs held by rallying parents in East Harlem Sunday morning, which echoed a message by Governor David Paterson.
“The mayoral control will expire 12 o’clock Tuesday night, June 30th. As of July 1st it will spiral New York City’s public school system and educational process into chaos,” said Paterson.
With members of the State Senate in a stalemate over a power-sharing agreement, some legislation — including control of city schools — remains in limbo. No action means the law will sunset, forcing the city to revert to the Board of Education system which was disbanded seven years ago. Standing next to Mayor Michael Bloomberg Sunday, Paterson warned that such a reversal of fortune would undo recent improvements like higher test scores and increased graduation rates.
“The inaction in the senate is dead wrong. All of the progress that mayor control has yielded, and the results are staggering, would be lost by the expiration of this law,” said Paterson.
