Certainly, the school control law passed by the State Legislature last year leaves no doubt.
Hispanic and white students with vouchers did no better than the public school control group.
Speaker Silver was drafting a bill that would retain most elements of mayoral school control.
All successful school systems have a strong commitment to maintain their public schools and local school control.
Hundreds more schools control their own admission arrangements than 10 years ago, largely owing to the rapid expansion of academies.
The reason for the perpetual disappointment is simple: Schools control only a small part of what goes into test scores.
Mr. Sampson said that his affinity for the public school system is what has made him so outspoken on the issue of school control.
All four appointees have children who attend city schools, as required under the new school control law pushed through by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Perhaps drawing on lessons learned from previous confrontations in Albany, Mr. Bloomberg stayed away from the Capitol while the school control bill was being negotiated.
Mr. Bloomberg's tentative victory on school control will likely also speed a budget agreement between the mayor and the City Council, which is already past due.
