Mayor Bloomberg didn't tell Education Commissioner he was appointing Cathie Black as chancellor
Saturday, November 13th 2010, 9:50 AM
Seth Wenig
Cathie Black is slated to become the new chancellor of New York City schools.The state education official who will decide if Cathie Black can take office as city schools chancellor wasn't even consulted before she was named.
Education Commissioner David Steiner has the power to grant a waiver so a noneducator can head the schools, but Mayor Bloomberg left him in the dark.
"The commissioner was taken by surprise by the announcement on Tuesday," said State Education Department spokesman Tom Dunn, who noted the city has not submitted an application for the waiver.
When Bloomberg announced his choice of Joel Klein for chancellor in July 2002, he sent a letter the same day to the state
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