Schools
NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter To Step Down At Year's End
Porter will leave the Department of Education to serve as the head of a Bronx nonprofit, she told NY1.
NEW YORK CITY — Meisha Porter, the city's schools chancellor, will step down to serve as the head of a Bronx nonprofit.
Porter announced her plan during a Wednesday appearance on NY1.
"I love the Bronx, and so I'm so excited to announce here with my friends that I will be transitioning from the Department of Education but stepping up into the role as the founding, inaugural CEO of the Bronx Community Foundation," she told NY1's Pat Kiernan.
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The school leadership shakeup isn't necessarily a surprise.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's term ends when 2022 dawns and mayor-elect Eric Adams is anticipated to appoint David Banks to become chancellor, Chalkbeat reported.
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Porter came into the role after former chancellor Richard Carranza suddenly resigned in February.
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