New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, after three years of leading the nation’s largest public school system, will be stepping down in mid-March due to the personal impact the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus has had on him.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the news at his Friday press conference, praising Carranza’s leadership during the pandemic and his commitment to promote “fairness and equality” in schools. In the latest move to ease an alleged racial disparity, the Carranza administration targeted the Gifted and Talented program that largely enrolled white and Asian students, replacing its high-stakes admission exam with a lottery.
