Council Member Cabrera commends appointment of 1st African-American woman chancellor of NYC Education
Bronx, NY– Responding to recent announcement of Meisha Ross Porter as new chancellor of the Department of Education, Council Member Fernando Cabrera has expressed, in a press release sent to Parkchester Times, praise and great expectations for the new leadership.
“This is a historic moment in New York City. The first African-American woman chancellor of the Department of Education, Meisha Ross Porter, brings a unique perspective and much needed experience to the position, the department and New York City public school students.
"Coming from a leadership position- executive superintendent for the Bronx- and having been educated in New York City’s public schools, Meisha Ross Porter knows landscape first-hand as well as the severe impact of existing inequality worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Cabrera.
He further noted that he has full confidence in Porter in reshaping the New York schools and education standard during Post-Covid era.
“As we move toward a post-COVID era, I am confident that her leadership will guide our school system and our children with innovation, compassion and understanding, to achievement that will serve well into the future,” he concluded.
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