1.   And while mayoral control of the schools has become a central theme for his tenure, Bloomberg has become publicly passionate about it only in the last month.

2.   Bloomberg stated his goal of mayoral control of the schools, and then let few new policies distract him from it.

3.   But if there is one, it should be free, like most boards of education, from direct mayoral control.

4.   But there are three different bills floating around the Assembly and Senate, only one of which calls for the mayoral control Giuliani seeks.

5.   But we should be skeptical of claims that mayoral control will solve problems that plague all school systems.

6.   De los Reyes was initially skeptical about mayoral control, and the business model of having a chief executive run the school system.

7.   For instance, when asked if he favored mayoral control of the public school system, Bloomberg said he did but declined to be specific.

8.   Giuliani contends that mayoral control will make the school system more efficient and more accountable.

9.   In both cities, a swing back to centralization brought mayoral control.

10.   In one of the many paradoxes of New York City school politics, Thompson has been an opponent of increased mayoral control.