Education (K-12)

• Mamdani Chooses a Veteran N.Y.C. Education Leader as Schools Chancellor - The selection of Kamar Samuels, who leads schools on the West Side of Manhattan, could help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani craft his schools agenda.
• Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92 - He was both the first Black person and the first educator to hold the cabinet position, but resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind.
• America Has Sidelined Education. You Can Help. - The New York Times Communities Fund has partnered with charities that invest in education at critical junctures across people’s life spans.