NEW YORK, NY June 29, 2009 —Demonstrators opposed to mayoral control of city schools rallied in Harlem yesterday, just a few feet from supporters of the law. The dueling protests took place outside a school, where the mayor, the governor, and other officials urged the State Senate to get its act together and renew mayoral control before it expires tomorrow.

But one person who is hoping the law will expire, is Josh Karan. He's a member of the District six Community Education Council. Karan says the rush to renew the law does not allow for enough discussion about what aspects of the law work.

KARAN: So the expiration of the present law perhaps would allow that discussion to take place after the legislature finally decides how it will organize itself.

REPORTER: But Mayor Bloomberg says even a brief lapse would cause chaos and invite a flood of litigation.