With De Blasio’s pick of Carmen Fariña as Schools Chancellor, parents hope to regain voice in kids’ education
Veteran educator a Brooklyn legend; to bring back arts, social studies and the sciences
In the gym of M.S. 51, the Park Slope middle school once attended by both of his children, Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio on Monday announced his appointment of veteran educator Carmen Fariña as New York City Schools Chancellor.
Saying that Fariña was “universally recognized as one of the great educational leaders in this city,” de Blasio added that the pick was “deeply personal for me and Chirlane as parents.”
“Carmen is not only the Chancellor of the school system, but she’s the Chancellor for my child [Dante, who attends Brooklyn Tech]. As a parent, I could not be more gratified. Carmen understands the system, she knows exactly what teachers and parents are going through, and she will deliver progressive change in our schools that lifts up children in every neighborhood. She knows it because she has lived it.”