Students at the P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School in the Bronx listened as the schools chancellor for New York City, Carmen Fariña, out of focus at top left in red, read to them in September 2016. Fariña recently announced her retirement; a successor has not yet been appointed.

Opinion | Some Bright Hopes for New York’s Schools

The city has trained a generation of highly capable administrators, and some would be excellent candidates for the top job.

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