For nearly a week, the chancellor, Antwan Wilson, batted away calls for his resignation and instead vowed to stay on and work to rebuild the public’s confidence. Mr. Wilson won praise, as well as riled many parents, at his last school district, the Oakland Unified School District in California, and was hailed when he was chosen to lead the District of Columbia schools. But whatever good will Mr. Wilson had secured in the past year evaporated almost in an instant last week. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Wilson came under swift criticism after the investigation was made public last week. And on Friday, a top school district official, who had assisted the chancellor’s transfer request for his daughter, resigned.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2018 00:56 UTC