# NYC ‘principal’ — who’s also a rapper — being paid nearly $200K to run a school that doesn’t exist

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nyc-principal-whos-also-a-rapper-being-paid-nearly-200k-to-run-a-school-that-doesnt-exist/
- Published: 2026-11-08T10:36:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T11:23:47+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/us-news/nyc-doe-principal-caleb-haraguchi-combs-being-paid-nearly-200k-despite-not-working-at-any-school/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Haraguchi-Combs earns $192,374 despite the proposed school never opening.
- The education department says he now supports other school proposals.
- Anonymous principals have called for an investigation into department concerns.

## Summary

Caleb Haraguchi-Combs, a New York City education official, is being paid a principal-level salary to direct proposals for a high school that was never approved or opened. The case has drawn scrutiny over how the city’s education department assigns and pays staff when planned schools do not go ahead.

Haraguchi-Combs was promoted in January to lead a proposed technology-focused school, with his salary rising from $141,960 to $192,374. The proposal was rejected in April, but the education department says he is developing and supporting other school proposals; an unnamed department source disputes that account and says he should have returned to an assistant principal role. The issue was raised in an October letter from anonymous Manhattan principals calling for an investigation into a superintendent.

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