New York City Charter School Center Congratulates Kamar Samuels on Being Chosen as Next Schools Chancellor

New York City Charter School Center Congratulates Kamar Samuels on Being Chosen as Next Schools Chancellor

New York, NY – James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center, released the following statement congratulating Kamar Samuels on being chosen as the next Chancellor of New York City Public Schools: 

“We congratulate Kamar Samuels on being selected to lead New York City Public Schools. Incoming Chancellor Samuels is a veteran educator who deeply understands the system and importance of working with and learning from all sectors to make New York City schools better for all. While the Chancellor does not govern the 285 charter schools serving 150,000 students across New York City, District and public charter schools have a decades-long history of sharing best practices through innovative initiatives like the District Charter Collaborative, and we look forward to the next chapter of partnership and shared progress.”