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The mayoral control debate expands territory « Failing Schools

The mayoral control debate expands territory « Failing Schools

The mayoral control debate expands territory

DECEMBER 13, 2010
by markfriedman1

I have a strong feeling this post will need to be expanded and expounded upon as time goes on.

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and Lt. Gov.-elect Mayor Robert Duffy, both aggressive supporters and advocates for mayoral control

I was reading Sabrina’s recent response post to yet another advocate for mayoral control, this time in Denver. The mayoral control proponents never cease to amaze me. Mayoral control as a governance system has been debated, researched, and attempted in several cities throughout the country. However, there’s still a lot of uncertainty in policy and research circles, which mayoral control proponents don’t seem to want to acknowledge.

There’s been so many alternative proposals put forth in political debates that the mayoral