Interested in running for spot on NYC education council? Apply now.
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
Education councils are elected every two years, and applications are open until Sunday to run for a seat. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel) Staten Island Advance
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The last day to apply to run for New York City community and citywide education councils for the 2021-2023 term, including for Staten Island’s Community Education Council (CEC) 31, is Sunday.
Education councils are elected every two years, and applications are open until Sunday to run for election to fill all 325 seats for the two-year term that begins on July 1. Councils give parents a voice in shaping the policies and priorities for New York City schools.
New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Stepping Down
CBS New York 2/27/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza suddenly announced Friday that he will step down, the latest top commissioner to flee the lame duck de Blasio administration in the middle of the pandemic.
The torch is being passed to a homegrown product of New York City schools – who becomes the city’s first African-American woman chancellor.
As CBS2’s political reporter Marcia Kramer reports, when Mayor Bill de Blasio went to the reopening of a Bronx middle school Thursday, he had a secret: Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza was calling it quits, and a woman wearing a blue blazer who was with him, Meisha Ross Porter, was his replacement.
Meisha Porter (Twitter)
“As a lifelong New Yorker, a product of our city’s public schools, and a career educator, it is the honor of my lifetime to serve as Chancellor,” said Porter in a statement. “Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza have laid an incredible foundation for me and I am ready to hit the ground running and lead New York City schools to a full recovery.”
After three years leading @NYCschools, @DOEChancellor Richard Carranza will be stepping down as Chancellor in March. @MeishaPorter, a 20-year veteran of New York City public schools, and currently Bronx Executive Superintendent, will become the next Chancellor. https://t.co/ycf7WUK3Ev NYC Public Schools (@NYCSchools) February 26, 2021
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New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza (Getty Images)
A veteran educator from the Bronx recently claimed she was fired after she denied mimicking a salute to Black power from the 2018 film, Black Panther , during her superintendent meetings. Another veteran also made serious claims and said she was also targeted by Department of Education, Chancellor Richard Carranza. Both of them have sued him.
The Department of Education Chancellor is now stepping down after three controversial years, city officials said in a surprise announcement Friday, February 26, 2021. According to the DoE, his last day will be March 15 â and he will be replaced by current Bronx Executive Superintendent Meisha Ross-Porter. âItâs been an honor of a lifetime to serve as a chancellor and from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve your and my children,â Carranza said at a press briefing with Mayor Bill de Blasio.