A November report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office found that the city’s Department of Education (DOE) inconsistently applied regulations governing the 2023 Community and Citywide Education Council elections.
The report’s findings center on unclear rules barring candidates from accepting “political endorsements,” which appear to have been unevenly enforced during last year’s Council campaign cycle.
In the 2023 election, one candidate was disqualified for promoting her endorsement by the progressive NYC Kids PAC. But then others weren’t, such as pro-“selective admissions” candidates endorsed by PLACE NYC — a group formed to protest Bill de Blasio-era moves to desegregate schools by scrapping selective admissions for middle and high schools. PLACE NYC, it seems, isn’t technically considered a PAC.
The underlying issue is the group’s role in DOE efforts to roll back “merit-based” admissions in the city’s most academically competitive schools.
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Ray Domanico is a senior fellow and director of education policy at the Manhattan Institute.
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