New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels talks math scores on Up Close with Bill Ritter

Improving math scores is priority number one for the man now leading New York City’s public schools.

Chancellor Kamar Samuels sat down with Bill Ritter for Up Close, and said it’s no excuse for anyone to say they just don’t have the head for math.

“When we find it easy to say oh, ‘I’m not a math person. Nobody goes around and says, ‘oh I can’t read. I’ve never been a reader,’ but as a culture, for some reason we’ve accepted this idea to say I’m not a math person,” Samuels said.

Samuels said he wants all kids to have the same access to a high-quality education regardless of their immigration status.

You can watch Bill’s entire interview with Chancellor Samuels on Up Close this Sunday at 11 a.m., and wherever you stream abc7NY.

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New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels talks math scores on Up Close with Bill Ritter

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