In exclusive interviews, Chalkbeat spoke with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Chancellor Kamar Samuels about their plans for the nation’s largest school system.
NYC schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels told principals he plans to stick with Mayor Eric Adams’ reading curriculum overhaul.
In his first letter to Education Department staff, Samuels emphasized culturally responsive teaching, school integration, and community input in his decision-making.
Samuels led on school integration and a previous effort to scale back gifted programs, initiatives Mamdani wants to revive.
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The bills come after a Chalkbeat investigation found that NYC schools routinely ignore rules that are supposed to protect students with disabilities from lengthy suspensions.
The 10-hour training course includes video from three New York City public school classrooms about how to use the science of reading in practice.
A miscommunication to principals implied students caught with items like pepper spray and scissors would be arrested, sparking confusion on some campuses.
The current chancellor, a former chancellor, and others with deep ties to New York could be in the running.