Klein Steps Down as Schools Chancellor, To Be Replaced by Cathie Black, Publishe

YankeeFan · Nov 9, 2010

Klein wasn't an educator before he became Chancellor, and I think he did a very good job.

I'd be curious to hear what people think of the choice of Black.

Also, sort of curious that Klein is going to a media company.

Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein is resigning and leaving city government and will be replaced by Cathie Black, the former publisher of USA Today and chairwoman of Hearst Magazines, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced this afternoon. Mr. Klein, in turn, will become the executive vice president of the News Corporation.

The mayor called Ms. Black “a superstar manager” and added, “There’s no one who knows more about the skills our children will need to succeed in the 21st century economy.”

The mayor lauded Mr. Klein for taking a “dysfunctional” system and turning it into “one that the Obama administration has hailed as a national model."

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heyabbott · Nov 9, 2010

YankeeFan said:

Klein wasn't an educator before he became Chancellor, and I think he did a very good job.

I'd be curious to hear what people think of the choice of Black.

Also, sort of curious that Klein is going to a media company.

Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein is resigning and leaving city government and will be replaced by Cathie Black, the former publisher of USA Today and chairwoman of Hearst Magazines, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced this afternoon. Mr. Klein, in turn, will become the executive vice president of the News Corporation.

The mayor called Ms. Black a superstar manager and added, Theres no one who knows more about the skills our children will need to succeed in the 21st century economy.

The mayor lauded Mr. Klein for taking a dysfunctional system and turning it into one that the Obama administration has hailed as a national model.

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Student essays will now be much shorter and will be accompanyed by a graph and a poll.

Michael_ Gee · Nov 9, 2010

OK, Abbott, you win the thread.

YankeeFan · Nov 9, 2010

heyabbott said:

Student essays will now be much shorter and will be accompanyed by a graph and a poll.
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That's awesome.

Baron Scicluna · Nov 9, 2010

heyabbott said:

YankeeFan said:

Klein wasn't an educator before he became Chancellor, and I think he did a very good job.

I'd be curious to hear what people think of the choice of Black.

Also, sort of curious that Klein is going to a media company.

Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein is resigning and leaving city government and will be replaced by Cathie Black, the former publisher of USA Today and chairwoman of Hearst Magazines, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced this afternoon. Mr. Klein, in turn, will become the executive vice president of the News Corporation.

The mayor called Ms. Black a superstar manager and added, Theres no one who knows more about the skills our children will need to succeed in the 21st century economy.

The mayor lauded Mr. Klein for taking a dysfunctional system and turning it into one that the Obama administration has hailed as a national model.

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How could you forget the minority source?

YankeeFan · Apr 7, 2011

Well, that was fast.

She's out:

Cathleen P. Black, a magazine executive with no educational experience who was named New York City schools chancellor last fall, stepped down Thursday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced.

Mr. Bloomberg called Ms. Black into his office Thursday morning and urged her to resign, officials said, ending a tumultuous and brief tenure for the longtime publisher. Mr. Bloomberg said at a news conference that he and Ms. Black had agreed that a change was required.

Ms. Black’s resignation, which comes on the heels of the departures of several other high-ranking education officials, was nearly as surprising as her appointment. When Mayor Bloomberg plucked her from Hearst Magazines to run the nation’s largest public school system, people in New York and across the country — including some of the mayor’s closest aides — were stunned.

Ms. Black will be replaced by Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott, who has long aided the mayor in educational matters, Mr. Bloomberg announced at the news conference, at 11:30 a.m. at City Hall.

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A total disaster for both her & Bloomberg.

terrier · Apr 7, 2011

Just as newspaper publishers believe they can put out a great product without copy editors, she probably believe kids could learn without teachers.

Football_Bat · Apr 7, 2011

The demand that all sports facilities have red signs was a dead giveaway.

Brooklyn Bridge · Apr 7, 2011

YankeeFan said:

Well, that was fast.

She's out:

Cathleen P. Black, a magazine executive with no educational experience who was named New York City schools chancellor last fall, stepped down Thursday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced.

Mr. Bloomberg called Ms. Black into his office Thursday morning and urged her to resign, officials said, ending a tumultuous and brief tenure for the longtime publisher. Mr. Bloomberg said at a news conference that he and Ms. Black had agreed that a change was required.

Ms. Black’s resignation, which comes on the heels of the departures of several other high-ranking education officials, was nearly as surprising as her appointment. When Mayor Bloomberg plucked her from Hearst Magazines to run the nation’s largest public school system, people in New York and across the country — including some of the mayor’s closest aides — were stunned.

Ms. Black will be replaced by Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott, who has long aided the mayor in educational matters, Mr. Bloomberg announced at the news conference, at 11:30 a.m. at City Hall.

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A total disaster for both her & Bloomberg.
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I don't know whether to give Bloomberg credit for making a hire outside the norm (even though it was a spectacular failure), or getting rid of his hire in such quick fashion after realizing he made a mistake.

Armchair_QB · Apr 7, 2011

Football_Bat said:

The demand that all sports facilities have red signs was a dead giveaway.
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Well done.

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