Friday, September 16, 2016
How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More
Mayoral control remains a controversial issue in education, but some see it as a major boon for reform efforts in cities.
No foundation is more keenly interested in turbo-charging mayors than Bloomberg Philanthropies—bankrolled, of course, by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who ushered in a new era of mayoral power during his three terms in New York's City Hall, most notably in education, winning control over the schools in 2002...