Jersey City Mayor James Solomon has selected Dr. Dia Bryant, the former executive director of The Education Trust–New York. as the deputy mayor for education.
“Every child in Jersey City deserves a bright future, and that starts with schools that work for our kids,” Solomon said in a statement.
“Dr. Bryant has spent her career fighting for students who have been underserved by public systems. She knows what it takes to turn policy into results in the classroom. I’m proud to have her leading this work for Jersey City.”
As deputy mayor for education, Bryant will lead the administration’s efforts to add 1,000 summer jobs for Jersey City students, expand after-school and summer enrichment opportunities for students at every grade level, and coordinate city services to cut chronic absenteeism to pre-pandemic levels by the end of the mayor’s first term…