NYC Department of Education Principal Paid Nearly $200K for Non-Existent School
Caleb Haraguchi-Combs, an NYC Department of Education (DOE) official, is reportedly receiving a principal's salary of $192,374 despite not running an actual school. Haraguchi-Combs was appointed 'project director' in January for the proposed Next Generation Technology High School, a role that typically leads to becoming the principal of the new institution. This promotion included a $50,000 raise. However, Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels canceled the proposed FiDi school in April due to 'woke backlash' over its merit-based admissions and general concerns about artificial intelligence in schools. Despite the school's cancellation, Haraguchi-Combs, 33, continues to receive the principal-level salary. Previously, he served as an assistant principal at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, earning $141,960 annually. The DOE states he is currently 'developing new proposals and supporting in-progress proposals,' a claim disputed by a DOE source who indicated that principals without tenure whose schools ...
