The education voter’s guide to New York City’s 2019 public advocate race

Chalkbeat: New York City’s top watchdog, the public advocate, carries no stick but can speak loudly — and does often, when it comes to how the city’s schools are run.

Since the position was created in the 1990s, public advocates have weighed in on mayoral control, parent participation, and the charter cap. The last public advocate, now-Attorney General Letitia James, sued the city’s Department of Education multiple times over special education issues.

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