N.Y. waiver deal said to clear way for Bloomberg's schools chief

11-29-2010

Guest blog by Christina A. Samuels/Education Week

Cathleen P. Black, the publishing executive chosen by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to be the next chancellor of the New York City schools, will get the state waiver she needs to take that job, under a deal that taps an experienced educator to be her second in command, a person with knowledge of the situation told Education Week on Saturday. Shael Polakow-Suransky, currently the chief accountability officer for the 1.1 million-student district, will serve as the system's chief academic officer, according to the agreement. State Commissioner of Education David M. Steiner is expected to grant the waiver Monday. Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein has announced he'll leave at the end of the calendar year. Bloomberg has stirred controversy with his planned appointment of Black, the chairman of Hearst Magazines, who has scant experience in education. In a letter posted on The New York Times website, Bloomberg wrote that Black intends to appoint Polakow-Suransky as "senior deputy chancellor and chief academic officer" with a wide-ranging portfolio of duties, including administering the development and maintenance of educational programs. (more…)

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