Meet Meisha Ross Porter, New York City's New Public Schools Chancellor
Meisha Ross Porter, who rose through the education department’s ranks as a teacher, principal, and executive superintendent, will become the first Black woman to lead the nation’s largest school system. Her appointment comes after the surprise resignation of Chancellor Richard Carranza Friday morning and just 10 months before Mayor Bill de Blasio will leave office. New York City Department of Education Chancellor Richard Carranza speaks at City Hall about the importance of mayoral control of the schools, March 7, 2019. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY But even if Porter’s tenure may be brief, a...
Source: thecity.nyc