ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The New York Senate has rejected an alternative to mayoral control of New York City schools that would establish an expanded city education board with 18 members but only eight chosen by the mayor.
The 40-15 vote early Friday shows divisions among downstate Democrats. Republicans back the Assembly-passed measure that would reinstate Mayor Michael Bloomberg's school control that expired last month.
Sen. Kevin Parker, a Bronx Democrat who sponsored the alternative, says parents should be more involved in the education of the system's 1.1 million students.
He also says outside oversight is needed and that further performance improvements should include closing the disparity in graduation rates by minority students.
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would establish an expanded city education board with 18 members but only eight chosen by the mayor.
