Meet the New Schools Chancellor

Richard Carranza, New York City schools chancellor, talks about his agenda as NYC school chancellor, including his focus to desegregate schools and whether to move forward with the state's standardized tests.

"I’m all for assessment, and teachers assess all day long," says @DOEChancellor. "Standardized tests at the end of the year are really an autopsy, there’s not much you can do, school is over.... I want to limit the amount of emphasis we put on the autopsy."

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 7, 2018

Carranza tips his hat to the effectiveness of the #OptOut movement, and says he wants to "meet in the middle" to discuss best way forward on #testing on @BrianLehrer

— patricia willens (@pwillens) May 7, 2018

"Amen, sister" - @DOEChancellor tells @BrianLehrer caller when she talks about making sure curriculum reflects the diversity of student body and is relevant to their experience. "Context matters," he adds.

— Brigid Bergin (@brigidbergin) May 7, 2018