New York, NY – Cathleen P. Black, a magazine executive with no educational experience who was named as New York City schools chancellor last fall, will step down Thursday morning, officials said, after a tumultuous and brief tenure.
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Ms. Black’s departure, which comes on the heels of the departures of several high-ranking education officials, was nearly as surprising as her appointment — which stunned people in New York and beyond when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg plucked her from Hearst Magazines to run the nation’s largest public school system.
Ms. Black will be replaced by Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott, who has long aided the mayor in educational matters. A NY1-Marist poll released on Monday put Ms. Black’s approval rating at 17 percent, with 23 percent of adults not sure or never having heard of her.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Wait a minute! Is she getting a Pension?
That was quick, good job Genius Bloomberg. See ya
Gee whiz, that was quick!
The people have spoken!
Why not put the Reverend Sharpton in the post? Bloomy is enraptured with the guy.
This outcome was entirely predictable. It’s not rocket science; if you hire someone who is unqualified to do a job, they will fail.