New Chancellor Selected to Head NY Regents

A new chancellor for the state Board of Regents was chosen in Albany Monday.

Former Bronx schools superintendent Betty Rosa was selected by a vote of the board, lohud.com said, and T. Andrew Brown from Rochester was elected vice chancellor.

Rosa was first elected to the board in 2008 as the regent for the 12th Judicial District.

She was born in New York City, but spent her first 10 years in Puerto Rico, according to her biography on the state Education Department Regents website.

She holds degrees in education administration from Harvard University.

Rosa takes over from Merryl Tisch, who led the push for the transition to Common Core standards, according to the Albany Times Union.

Along with seven new members who were criticial of the Regents’ reform agenda, it’s expected Rosa will continue the shift away from reform policies.

To read the complete lohud.com article, go here.

The Albany Times Union report can be accessed here.

Photo caption: Betty Rosa. Photo credit: NYSED.gov.