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NYC stacks education board amid Senate chaos

A hastily appointed Board of Education gaveSchools Chancellor Joel Klein full authority over the city'seducation system Wednesday after the state Senate failed to act ona bill to renew Mayor Michael Bloomberg's control of the schools.

Gov. David Paterson had ordered lawmakers into a special sessionTuesday night to take up time-sensitive bills including mayoralcontrol of the schools, which...

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