Powerful NYC teachers union endorses Zohran Mamdani despite radical take on mayoral control of schools

The New York City teachers’ union endorsed Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani for mayor Tuesday night — despite his radical platform to cede City Hall’s authority to oversee the nation’s largest public school system. The United Federation of Teachers’ resolution recommending Mamdani’s endorsement applauded his pledge of “revamping mayoral control [of schools] to give more say...