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Chancellor Fariña With Top Priorities for New School Year
Carmen Fariña, New York City Schools Chancellor, looks ahead to Thursday's first day of school and talks about the issues facing the schools and what to expect this year, and discusses Common Core testing, consolidating shrinking schools, and extra resources for students and their families, including English classes and cooking workshops on weekends.