Porter, who is set to leave the DOE when Mayor de Blasio’s term ends on Dec. 31 to lead a Bronx foundation, said she’s come to fully appreciate the importance of racial and gender representation in the city’s top schools job during her visits with educators and kids.
The city Education Department overhauled the complex admissions system last year to account for the pandemic’s upheaval of state exams and school grading systems metrics many schools have traditionally relied on to rank student applicants.
As part of our ongoing Grading de Blasio series, WNYC/Gothamist asked a panel of local health experts to look at how the mayor managed the calamity and what he leaves behind as New York City preps for future surges.