N.Y.C. Chancellor Carmen Farina Forges a New Schooling Era for Nation's Largest District

Education Week: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's victory last November was a clear indication that many voters sought a clean break from former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's signature school policies.

In Mr. de Blasio's first 10 months in office, his handpicked chancellor—veteran educator Carmen Fariña—has been chipping away at the hallmarks of Mr. Bloomberg's education agenda as she has gone about launching the K-12 policies and practices that will define Mayor de Blasio's years.

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