EditorialMeisha Porter, who became New York City’s schools chancellor in March, visits a classroom in Tweed Courthouse, the headquarters of the Department of Education in New York, Dec. 16, 2021. (Celeste Sloman/The New York Times)
EditorialMayor Bill de Blasio speaks on the first day of class at a school in the Bronx on Sept. 13, 2021 as his schools chancellor, Meisha Porter, looks on at his right. (Anna Watts/The New York Times)
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EditorialMeisha Porter, the new Chancellor of New York City public school system, greets students in the Bronx on March 22, 2021. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by the New York City Department of Education shows Meisha Porter, who will become the city's schools chancellor in March 2021. (New York City Department of Education via The New York Times)