Unions want full control of schools and our kids — we can’t let Albany allow it

Twenty-one years after former Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrested control of the largest school district in the country from the grip of the teachers unions, Mayor Adams, despite his best efforts, could lose control of New York City’s 1,800 public schools.

The teachers unions have much on the line, aiming to kill any vestige of academic standards, including testing and screens, and enforce small class sizes, which will remove precious seats from some of the most coveted schools and increase union dues by the forced hiring of more teachers.

Mayoral control is an imperfect solution to managing the city’s public schools.

But it streamlines accountability, reducing the bloat and corruption that was endemic when school boards ran our schools.

Education historian and teachers-union ally Diane Ravitch underscored that when she said, as Education Week summarized, “The hybrid system made it difficult for an education leader to advance an agenda and for residents to establish a clear line of responsibility for educational failure.”

Under mayoral control, the mayor is also responsible for appointing the schools chancellor.