WATCH: Nikole Hannah-Jones interrogates Chancellor Kamar Samuels on NYC school integration
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones cross-examined New York City schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels this week at a town hall focused on integration. Hannah-Jones repeatedly pressed the…
New York City schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels faced intense questioning from New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones during a town hall focused on integration. The event, held at Manhattan's Washington Irving campus, aimed to discuss the nation's largest and most segregated school system. Samuels defended his past integration efforts in Districts 3 and 13, but Hannah-Jones emphasized that the current focus should be on his plans for the present and future.
The chancellor's lack of concrete integration strategies led to criticism from the large crowd of around 800 attendees, who were advocates for integration. Chalkbeat's bureau chief Amy Zimmer reported on the event, highlighting Samuels' need to provide more specific plans for integration.
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