When 53 Democratic Assembly Members last week co-signed a letter to Speaker Carl Heastie urging him not to yield to Governor Cuomo’s demand that the state take over persistently failing city schools at a time when Mayor de Blasio is insisting his own turnaround plan is working, the Governor’s response was telling.
An unidentified Cuomo aide told Daily News Albany bureau chief Ken Lovett, “We understand that the unions control our education system and have great political clout. That’s why our education system has failed so many young people. The Governor stands with the students while the union and their cronies would perpetuate failing schools and bad teachers.”
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