NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — On this edition of Tiempo, we speak with New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos about the academic year ahead.<\/p>\n
About 42% of New York City public school students are Latino, and they represent the largest demographic in the nation’s largest public school system.<\/p>\n
Chancellor Aviles-Ramos, the current leader of the city’s public school system, is also Latina herself.<\/p>\n
Aviles-Ramos is a lifelong educator, having worked inside the NYC Department of Education for nearly two decades. She joins Tiempo to discuss resources for Latino students and their families.<\/p>\n
Also on our program, a first look at “Clemente,” a new documentary about the life of the late legendary baseball player Roberto Clemente.<\/p>\n
The film features a who’s who on prominent baseball stars. Clemente’s sons produced the film in hopes of extending the legacy of the Boricua baseball great.<\/p>\n
We speak with the film’s director and one of Clemente’s sons about the significance of the documentary.<\/p>\n
Tiempo airs Sunday mornings at 11:30 on Channel 7, WABC-TV in New York City.<\/p>\n
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