By Jillian Jorgensen and Anna Lucente Sterling New York City UPDATED 3:00 PM ET Feb. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:00 AM ET Feb. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:00 AM EST Feb. 26, 2021
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NEW YORK Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, who runs a public school system that was thrown into chaos nearly a year ago with the start of the pandemic, is stepping down.
In his place, Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Meisha Porter, currently the executive superintendent for the Bronx. She is a 20-year Education Department employee who would be the first Black woman to lead the nation’s largest school district.
(Incoming Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter. Photo provided by NYC Mayor s Office)