NYC mayor pleads with NY lawmakers to renew school oversight

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded with state lawmakers on Tuesday not to extinguish his control of city schools as closed-door negotiations between legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo failed to produce results and time began to run out on the legislative session.

Joined by former U.S. Secretary Education Arne Duncan, de Blasio told reporters on a teleconference that there's still time for lawmakers to strike a deal that would extend mayoral control of schools in his city.

Top lawmakers from both parties favor the extension but Republicans won't support it unless Democrats agree to raise a cap on the number of charter schools in New York City.

Hopes dimmed for a proposal to loosen the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse to give victims more time to file lawsuits or seek criminal charges.