schools chancellor kaya henderson announced yesterday she is resigning. is she leaving for another job? we will hear what she has to say next on alison:d school's chancellor kaya henderson is about to have more free time in her schedule. she announced yesterday she is stepping down this fall. d.c. bureau chief sam ford had a chance to speak with her this afternoon and joins us headquarters in north east. sam? sam: yes, well kaya henderson has been with the school system in total i guess nine years. she was brought here by michelle rye who re-signed in -- resigned in 2010. we got the surprise announcement that henderson, herself, is resigning of september 30. we caught up to her this afternoon. >> these jobs are very hard. absolutely! sam: she is tired of a job that demands her constant attention and it's time for somebody else. in her nine years with the school system the last five as the boss she can recite her accomplishments. >> the graduation rates are up. test scores are up. sam: with few critics and lots of supporters why leave the nearly $300,000 y

schools chancellorhal kaya henderson is steppingrs down. she focused on education edu reform policies, fired f hundreds of teachers based in bi part on standardized test t results and under henderson hens test scores have improved.rove however, the achievement gapvemp n tween white and black students has remained high.ig so the big question now what'ss next for the school district?isr >> i certainly would like to see a greater collaboration between the chancellor andello a parents, teachers and other stakeholders.akeholders. this is a -- turning schools around is a difficult task and it requires all lands on dench it's not something that can beha done as a top-down mandate somad we're looking for a leadership, a chancellor thatel is going to be more inclusiveve of stakeholders and the decision making around school reform. >> the chancellor's last dayha on the job isnc october 1st.ober the chief of schools johnchoolsj davis will serve as the interim chancellor.hancellor. >>> make sure to stay with us.e we're going to talk with herk wt later t

is stepping down kaya henderson. sam ford is live outside the d.c. headquarters in northeast. should we be surprised by this? was well, leon, i guess i surprised by it, but it did not seem like anybody else was. talking to a number of people here, it was a secret, that i guess they kept well. the news came from the mayor's office that henderson was resigning. she had a meeting with her office staff to confirm that information. she has been with the d.c. public schools for nine years, first is a deputy to former and inlor michellerhe rhee, the last five and a half years as chancellor. her tenure has not been as rocky as modernization is on track. henderson's last day is still three months away, september 30th. the mayor's's statement says henderson will be replaced on an interim basis by john davis as chancellor. he currently holds the title of chief of schools. the mayor says she will conduct a nationwide search for henderson's replacement. accolades for henderson have flowed in from a number of quarters since the an

. >> mayor muriel bowser announcing kaya henderson, the chancellor of d.c. schools, is resigning. >> this is a big deal. she has been a fixture in d.c. for quite a few years now. her last day will be september 30. there was no reason given for the resignation. sam ford has this stunning decision, and who will be stepping in for henderson, sam? deputy john, her davis will be stepping in. we are in headquarters where the employees this afternoon learned that their false of the last five and isalf years, kaya henderson, resigning as d.c. school chancellor. she has been with the system even longer, serving as part of the team of the previous chancellor, michelle rhee. she is resigning as of september 30 and will be replaced on an interim basis by her deputy john davis, but a nationwide search will be conducted for her replacement. five-and-a-half years makes her one of the longest serving school chiefs. her tenure has been largely free of controversy, and enrollment in public schools is up somewhat. school modernization seems largely on track, and they are movin

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public schools chancellor, kaya henderson, stepping down after five years on the job. she says she is leaving in september. she gets high marks in a lot of areas. public school enrollment is up. test scores are up, compared to other districts. but achievement gaps still low. 75%, compared to 82% for white students. mayor muriel bowser said she did not ask for her resignation. bowser promises a nationwide search to replace henderson. >>> an idea that has been around since 1982. but a lot of attention on social media. >> yes. sure did. we're talking about name, new columbia. it is what d.c. could be called if it were ever to become a state. what do you think about that? >> we'll see. >>> new at 6:00. >> d.c. first voted to become a state more than three decade ago. last night, the d.c. state commission voted to keep that name. in its latest push for statehood. but as i found out today, not everyone believes that should be the name going forward. >> reporter: what's in a name? well, that's a big question if you lived and worked here in d.c. as momentum builds to give d.c.

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