Tommy Chang (educator)

Tommy Chang is an educator who served as Superintendent of Public Schools in Boston, Massachusetts from 2015 to 2018.[1][2]

Tommy Chang
Superintendent of Boston Public Schools
In office
March 2015 – July 2018
Preceded byJohn McDonough (Interim)
Succeeded byLaura Perille (Interim)

Career

Chang previously oversaw 135 schools and approximately 95,000 students as a special assistant superintendent in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Chang replaced Carol Johnson as Superintendent of Public Schools in Boston, who had announced her retirement in April 2013. His candidacy had been favored by Boston's mayor, Marty Walsh until multiple controversies saw the Mayor's support drop until his resignation in June 2018.[3] Chang attempted to change start times for all schools in December 2017, a decision that was protested by parents and community members before it was reversed two weeks later.

Resignation

Chang resigned after lawsuit was filed by student rights groups and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, a law office in Boston, Massachusetts alleging improper information sharing between BPS and ICE - a claim which Chang vigorously denied in a letter to the BPS community.[4] It was also alleged[5][6] that Chang kept quiet about IRS audits into the student activity fund in 2017, which drew tension with the Boston school committee. [7][8][9]

References
  1. CBS News Local, Dr. Tommy Chang Selected As Superintendent Of Boston Schools, March 3, 2015 10:13 PM, accessed 3/4/2015
  2. Boston Public Schools: Focus on Children, Facts, Figures and Reports
  3. "Mayor Walsh at center of Boston schools superintendent ouster". Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. "Superintendent Chang Affirms Protection of Immigrant Students". Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  5. "Tommy Chang, school superintendent and scapegoat - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  6. "Chang out after three years in the hot seat - The Bay State Banner". The Bay State Banner. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  7. Vera, Amir (June 24, 2018). "Boston schools superintendent resigns 1 day after deportation lawsuit filed". CNN. CNN. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. Graham, Jordan (June 24, 2018). "Interim BPS leader to be named before end of week". bostonherald.com. Boston Herald. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. Cerullo, Megan (June 23, 2018). "Boston school superintendent resigns after allegedly providing student information to ICE officials". NYdailynews.com. Daily News. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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