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HISTORIC: Zohran Mamdani Elected New York City's First Indian-American Muslim Mayor
Learning the system he now leads
New York Times
A shrinking student population
Confrontation with Washington
The reading challenge
The Times
Political landmines
Inequality that defies reform
A defining test of leadership
When Zohran Mamdani swept into New York’s mayoral office promising free child care for all babies and toddlers, he captured the imagination of voters with a pledge that was both bold and humane. But as the newly elected mayor prepares to take charge in January, another daunting responsibility awaits him, and that is the stewardship of the largest and most complex public education system in the United States.According to, New York City’s 1,500 schools serve nearly 900,000 students and operate on an annual budget of about $41 billion, a scale comparable to the economy of a sma
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