Charter leaders, union officials and education advocates rush

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After Zohran Mamdani’s election victory on Tuesday night , education advocates across New York City swiftly offered words of encouragement and began pitching ideas to help shape the mayor-elect’s schools agenda.

Some groups urged Mamdani to continue Mayor Eric Adams’ signature curriculum reforms . Others praised his focus on affordability and expressed excitement about his pledge for universal child care. And charter school leaders said they want to build bridges with the incoming mayor, even though the Mamdani campaign criticized the sector on the campaign trail .

Mamdani has said little about his vision for the nation’s largest school system — giving outside groups an openin