The incoming head of New York City Public Schools sat down Thursday with CBS News New York, one day after she was appointed ...

Top NYC schools deputy Melissa Aviles-Ramos will take over as schools chancellor for outgoing leader David Banks, Mayor Eric ...

Ramos, a former English teacher and deputy chancellor, will assume the post after David C. Banks steps down in December.

Mayor Eric Adams announced a new head of New York City schools to oversee the largest public district in the country on ...

Melissa Aviles-Ramos reiterated her support for Mayor Eric Adams and her commitment to continuing his education agenda during ...

Melissa Aviles-Ramos will take over for the retiring David Banks on Jan. 1, as the Adams administration faces multiple ...

Chancellor David Banks stunningly announced his retirement Tuesday amid multiple federal investigations into City Hall.

Born and raised in the Bronx, Aviles-Ramos has been a teacher, principal, acting superintendent, chief of staff for David ...

The quick selection of Melissa Aviles-Ramos to lead the New York City school system seemed intended to quell a deepening ...

A deputy chancellor who led the city’s effort to integrate tens of thousands of migrant children into public schools will ...

Aviles-Ramos told education reporter Doug Williams about her goals once she takes over for David Banks after he retires on ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams is expected to name a new schools chancellor after David Banks announced he will retire at the end of ...