N.Y.C. Mayor Seeks Overhaul of Governance

By Joanna Richardson

The bitter fight for control of the New York City schools between Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and the school board spread to Albany last week, as state legislators announced plans to intervene.

State officials were trying to set up a meeting this week with school officials and the mayor, who stepped up his latest attacks on the district's management by calling for the abolition of the school board and the post of chancellor.

Intervention from the state after months of conflict over who should run the nation's largest school system is likely to trigger changes in the district's power structure, several...