End mayoral control of schools

Mamdani campaign pledge to end mayoral control of NYC schools. REVERSED: Mamdani-Hochul ELFA budget bill passed Assembly 110-34 Wed May 20 / Senate Thu May 21, extending mayoral control through Jun 2028 (2-yr extension, not Mamdani-Hochul ask for 4-yr). Extension baked into Foundation Aid + ELL/foster-student carve-outs. Confirmed by Chalkbeat NY, City & State, Spectrum News. First mayoral promise to formally flip REVERSED via legislative action. 2026-07-28 update: Mamdani named 13 members to the Panel for Educational Policy one day before the PEP's inaugural 2026–27 meeting, consolidating mayoral influence over K–12 policy under Chancellor Kamar Samuels — reinforcing the reversal, mayoral control retained in practice.