NYC Chancellor Cathie Black, in her own words
By Valerie Strauss
In an effort to learn about Cathleen Black, the woman that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg chose to succeed Joel Klein as head of the city’s public schools, I turned to the book she wrote: “Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life.)”
Black was the surprise choice when Klein unexpectedly stepped down from running the country's largest public school system last week after eight years. Black, who had been running Hearst Magazines and has