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Meisha Porter is the first Black woman chancellor of NYC schools – here are the challenges she will face

  • Written by Stanley S. Litow, Visting Professor of the Pratice, Public Policy, Duke University
Meisha Porter is the first Black woman chancellor of NYC schools – here are the challenges she will faceNew York City schools chancellor Meisha Porter speaks at a press conference.Photographer/Mayoral Photography Office, CC BY-NC-ND

Meisha Porter on March 15 became the first Black woman selected as chancellor of the New York City public school system. Here, Stanley S. Litow, former deputy chancellor of the city’s school system, explains the...

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