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NYC Mayor touts new chancellor's education ties
- 04-14-2011
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By Christina A. Samuels/Education Week
Late last year, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that what the sprawling New York City school system needed was a hard-nosed business leader. This month, three months after the mayor got a chance to try one out, he shifted gears, naming a political executive known for his diplomatic skills as the chancellor of the 1.1 million-student district. Former publishing executive Cathleen P. Black’s removal from the top district post was almost as sudden as her ascension to it. ("Incoming NYC Chancellor's Education Views a 'Question Mark'," Nov. 10, 2010) The announcement that the mayor was replacing Ms. Black with Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott came a few days after a NY1/Marist College poll indicated only 17 percent of New Yorkers surveyed thought she was doing a good job. (more...)
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