The Fight Against Mayoral Control: Celebrating Victories, Pushing Forward
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The Community Education Task Force (CETF) has a lot to celebrate. At the beginning of the year, it seemed inevitable that the mayor would control the Rochester City School District, rather than an elected Board of Education. However, after a defeat in the NY State Senate, the plan is off the table — for the time being at least.
Victories like this can be rare for grassroots community groups, but the CETF is not resting (although they did throw a party in Genesee Valley Park with free food, games, and music). They hope to use their current momentum to promote bottom-up control of the city schools.
At the CETF's Free Food For Free Minds party, I talked with several members of the CETF about the past eight months and their plans for the future.