That’s right, riots in the streets. For what reason, you may ask?
The law that gives the NYC Mayor control over the NYC public schools is set to expire this spring unless renewed by the State Legislature. While mayoral control of schools is nothing new, it is rare for there to be such a system of governance without a functioning school board, which for all practical purposes does not exist in New York City.
The Mayor and Schools Chancellor believe that having a real school board, among other checks and balances, would cause a cataclysm, including “riots in the streets.”
I think this is worth a read, considering that others are looking closely at this system of governance which could come sooner than you think to a city near you.
Based on the comments of the schools chancellor, you would have to wonder how any school system that uses a school board manages to get anything done. That would be the other 15,000 school districts across the country.