Mayoral Control Ain't Awesome
The Star-Ledger's Tom Moran loves mayoral control of schools:
The real resolution of this conflict should come in November, when four of Caffrey’s leading critics on the board face re-election. This case perfectly illustrates the hazards presented by the toxic politics that all school reformers face. It is a screaming argument in favor of mayoral control of urban schools. [emphasis mine]It's because, even though school boards are elected, they just can't be trusted - like in Newark:
There is more to this story than the wishes of a backward board elected in a vote