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NEWS: NYC Mayor @BilldeBlasio had hoped to keep the nation’s largest school district open at least through Thanksgiving but rejected a state proposal that could have staved off the closure of public schools, people familiar with his deliberations said.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-mayor-deliberated-for-hours-before-closing-schools-11605831515
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-mayor-deliberated-for-hours-before-closing-schools-11605831515
. @BilldeBlasio was ready to make an announcement in the morning, but held back. What followed was a day of high-stakes conversations among education stakeholders, city and state officials while parents waited in suspenseful confusion. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-mayor-deliberated-for-hours-before-closing-schools-11605831515
Starting on Tuesday evening, state officials suggested the city schools could remain open if City Hall adopted the state’s method for calculating the percentage of positive tests rather than following its own analysis. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-mayor-deliberated-for-hours-before-closing-schools-11605831515
At one point @NYGovCuomo believed he had secured a deal, people familiar with this thinking said. But the mayor was never on board, a City Hall official said: he believed NYC's method was more accurate and changing the standard could erode public trust. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-mayor-deliberated-for-hours-before-closing-schools-11605831515
. @BilldeBlasio’s final call to @NYGovCuomo came around 1 p.m. Wednesday to say the schools would close. The governor was frustrated after hanging up the phone, people familiar with the conversation said.
When a reporter asked about schools, he shouted. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-mayor-deliberated-for-hours-before-closing-schools-11605831515
When a reporter asked about schools, he shouted. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-mayor-deliberated-for-hours-before-closing-schools-11605831515
