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The end result was a 62-page strategic plan presented to the City Council Tuesday that moves the city closer to giving young people a stronger voice in local governance, along with more resources to help them succeed.
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N.Y. elects first African American to serve as Regents chancellor
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
Dr. Lester W. Young Jr. was elected the new Board of Regents chancellor on Monday. (Courtesy/NYSED)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New York State has a new Regents chancellor, and he is the first African American to be elected to the position.
The Board of Regents, meeting virtually on Monday, elected Dr. Lester W. Young Jr. to lead the state’s education policy-making body.
As chancellor, Young will lead and serve as the presiding officer of the Board of Regents, which is responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities in the state, presiding over The University of the State of New York and the New York State Education Department (NYSED), according to the state.