New York schools chancellor to step down amid clashes with mayor
Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
Feb. 26, 2021
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New York City Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza will step down on March 15 after nearly three years on the job, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a surprise announcement on Friday. He will be succeeded by Meisha Porter, who will be the first Black woman to run the country s largest school system.
Carranza s departure comes at a time when the district of 1.1 million students is working to keep schools open during the coronavirus pandemic - and after repeated clashes with the mayor about who was in charge of education policy and how to desegregate the city s schools.
Upcoming NYC middle, high school application deadlines: 6 things to know
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
Posted Feb 20, 2021
The city Department of Education recently extended the deadline for both middle and high school admissions. The deadline for students entering middle school in the fall is Feb. 23, and the deadline to apply for high school is March 1. (Staten Island Advance/Annalise Knudson) Staten Island Advance
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The deadlines to apply for New York City’s middle and high schools are fast approaching and students will face a host of changes to the application process this year.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced the changes in November in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and vocal critics, who have, through the years, called for more diversity in the city’s specialized high schools, including Staten Island Technical High School in New Dorp.
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