Cathie Black leaps over final hurdle to claim schools post; judge confirms education commish's call

Cathie Black leaps over final hurdle to claim schools post; judge confirms education commish's call

BY ERIN EINHORN
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 7:43 PM

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Cathie Black can now take city schools chancellor spot after Albany judge knocks down suit.

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Cathie Black is in the clear.

Mayor Bloomberg's pick to run the city schools got the OK from an Albany court Wednesday after a group of parents and politicians sued over her lack of credentials.

The parents argued that state education commissioner David Steiner broke the law when he granted Black a waiver to be chancellor.

"The appointment of someone who appears to require on-the-job training ... will just further erode the ability of the education system to adequately prepare

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Peter Zucker: Michelle Rhee and Masking Tape. Where is the Outrage?

Peter Zucker: Michelle Rhee and Masking Tape. Where is the Outrage?

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Posted: December 29, 2010 10:59 AM

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Sorry if I am late for the party. I'm thinking back to September when I posted on Twitter about a speech Michelle Rhee had made at the Columbia Heights Education Campus in Washington DC.

Rhee before a gathering was recounting her early days as an educator and the miscues that we all have made. I recall, now with a smile, of sending thirty-five fifth graders to the closet at once at dismissal time.

According to audio made by Rhee at the CHEC and reported by Alexander Russo and the Washington Post, Rhee said she, "took little pieces of masking tapes and put them on everybody's lips." At this point in her story the crowd laughs. She goes on to explain that, "their skin is coming off and that they are bleeding," and the crowd still is laughing. This is just wrong.

So why after three months or so of this being reported am I finally sharing my two cents? I guess it is seeing the launching of MichelleRheefirst.org er, I meant, Studentsfirst.org. Even though what