1.   Ammiano often has found himself at odds with the board majority, seeing many of his legislative initiatives stymied.

2.   Although the board majority has filled two of six vacant positions for investigators, one of the four current staff investigators is about to leave.

3.   And it was that argument, more than any other, that swayed the board majority.

4.   -- Deal with an educational system for which he has no direct control, but has changed by backing, financially and politically, a new board majority.

5.   From that point Cortines had the support of the board majority to become interim superintendent and to assist in working out a deal with Zacarias.

6.   Gresser could have survived the loss of the support of the mayor and the chancellor had she been able to keep a board majority behind her.

7.   In the September Republican runoff, they rejected three candidates supporting the work of the board majority.

8.   Some parents who supported Ms. Collazo-Baker said the chancellor should intervene because the board majority was acting out of political motives and not educational ones.

9.   The board majority that tried to oust Demps last week favors local control, as do many parents.