Friday, November 26, 2010

Queens Teacher: Steiner Needs to Grow a Pair

Queens Teacher: Steiner Needs to Grow a Pair

Steiner Needs to Grow a Pair

Mayor and State Reach Deal To Pave Way for Schools Chief
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ

The state’s education commissioner, David M. Steiner, and the Bloomberg administration have reached a deal that will allow Cathleen P. Black, a media executive, to become the next schools chief.

A top education official in the city’s schools system, Shael Polakow-Suransky, the chief accountability officer, will be named the chief academic officer to serve as the No. 2 to Ms. Black, according to a person with