A2: Education

The New York Times profiles Shael Polakow-Suransky, who’s been named the chief academic officer for the New York City public school system. The report describes some of his experiences attending Community High School in Ann Arbor: “As a student there, Mr. Polakow-Suransky helped put together a survey to assess racial attitudes among Ann Arbor high school students and then helped create a peer-educator program that spread throughout the district, connecting high school students to younger children to talk about tolerance. ‘That,’ said Cheryl Grace, who taught him social studies at Community High, ‘was his most lasting legacy.’” [Source]