Polls show little support for turning the school system into a mayoral agency, like sanitation or the police.

"We do not support making education a mayoral agency," she said, explaining the union's position.

Now, like many others seeking information from mayoral agencies, community boards are finding it hard to come by (news article, April 27).

More than a month later, however, few employees in mayoral agencies have been laid off.

She is not talking about a mayoral agency and still wants the board to name the chancellor.

That proposal would turn the school system into a mayoral agency under the direct control of City Hall.

As the Mayor knows, the teachers' union opposes making the school system a mayoral agency.

This contract gives job security to workers in mayoral agencies.

Another arrangement would simply make the school system a mayoral agency with a commissioner in charge and no independent board.

The Council already has subpoena power and could use it to investigate the performance of mayoral agencies.