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Samuels Faces Jeers After Rejecting Integration Timetable

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Chancellor Kamar Samuels was grilled by NYT journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones at a town-hall.
He declined to commit to specific integration policies or a timeline, prompting jeers.
Samuels said Education Department working groups operate in five of the city’s 32 districts with unclear recommendations.
He identified about 30,000 students in under-enrolled, highly segregated schools and urged expanded disability integration, including pre-K autism programs.

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Chancellor Kamar Samuels was grilled by NYT journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones at a town-hall.
He declined to commit to specific integration policies or a timeline, prompting jeers.
Samuels said Education Department working groups operate in five of the city’s 32 districts with unclear recommendations.
He identified about 30,000 students in under-enrolled, highly segregated schools and urged expanded disability integration, including pre-K autism programs.