Advertisement New York City’s top education official in charge of the school system’s leadership is calling it quits after a year. Deputy Chancellor Desmond Blackburn — whose position was created for him by Schools Chancellor David Banks — will step down next month to head an education nonprofit that provides curriculum and resources on racism and anti-Semitism. Advertisement New York City Deputy Chancellor Desmond Blackburn. (New York City Department of Educ/New York City DOE) Blackburn oversaw a major bureaucratic reshuffling that made all 45 district superintendents reapply for their jobs. “Dr. Blackburn is the kind of leader who leaves a...