Zohran Mamdani scores key union endorsement
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NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Mamdani declared victory against his major competitor, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The city's specialized high schools are one of the lone bright spots of its struggling public school system.
By restricting charter expansion and threatening funding, the democratic socialist’s platform effectively removes one of the few viable paths to academic success for students in underserved
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Several of Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s lesser-known proposals are also coming out of left field — with eye-popping price tags that would hit taxpayers in
Zohran Kwame Mamdani, having secured the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, is in the national spotlight. At the age of 33, he ran as a Democratic Socialist having previously held
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Chalkbeat on MSNZohran Mamdani wants to end mayoral control of NYC schools. Here’s what that could mean.Since 2002, the state has granted the mayor of New York City almost complete authority over the public school system. The mayor unilaterally selects the schools chancellor and appoints the majority of the Panel for Educational Policy, a board that votes on school closures, contracts, and other major changes to Education Department regulations.
The progressive candidate defeated Andrew Cuomo, a well-funded figure backed by establishment Democrats, in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary.
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Zohran Mamdani on education: The Democratic primary winner’s plans for NYC schools - MSNDuring the first primary debate, when Mamdani was asked about education, he talked about how 500,000 children go to bed hungry each night and how 100,000 of the city’s students are homeless.
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The New Republic on MSNThese Are Obstacles to Zohran Mamdani’s Plans for New York CityHow a skeptical Albany and hostile Washington could stymie the Democratic mayoral nominee’s agenda if he’s elected in November
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Anyone who's spent time at the Indiana Statehouse knows evidence from blue states might as well not exist — and that's costing us.
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Chalkbeat on MSNMamdani leads Cuomo in NYC mayoral primary. Here’s a look at their education records.Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani led the Democratic primary for New York City mayor as former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded. Cuomo could still run in the general election.