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Revision as of 16:42, 7 April 2011
Cathleen Prunty "Cathie" Black (April 26, 1944)[1] was the New York City Schools Chancellor. Her appointment to replace longtime Chancellor Joel Klein was announced on November 9, 2010 by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.[2] She was previously chairman of Hearst Magazines and is also a former president and publisher of USA Today.[3]
On April 7, 2011, Black stepped down from her position after fewer than 100 days on the job.[4] She was replaced by New York City Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott.
Early life and education
Black was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 26, 1944, to James Hamilton and Margaret (née Harrington) Black.[1] She holds a degree from Trinity College (class of 1966)[5] in Washington, DC.[6]
Business career
Black began her career at Holiday Magazine and later worked for USA Today starting in 1983, the year after it was launched.[6] She served as both president and publisher of USA Today, spending eight years at the newspaper. As President and CEO of the Newspaper Association of America from 1991 to 1996,[7] Black, along with newspaper industry leaders on the NAA Board, conceived of the idea of a national newspaper network to stimulate demand from major national advertisers. Black oversaw Newspaper National Network’s founding, raised funding, and hired the first management team.[8] Black became president of Hearst Magazines in 1996.[6]
She has been a member of the board of directors of IBM and The Coca-Cola Company. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations [9]
In Black's nearly 20 years on the Coke board and on "a company committee that focused on policy issues including obesity and selling soda to children," Bloomberg and others opposed the company and other manufacturers' sales efforts in schools. Black resigned her position on the Coke board after the NYC nomination, citing potential conflicts of interest. She was paid over $2 million in cash and stock over her tenure on the board, and still owns over $3 million worth of company stock. The mayor reiterated both the school policy against soda sales and his support for Black when the subject was raised after the nomination. Donald McHenry, "a longtime Coke board member and a professor at Georgetown University who sat on the committee" with Black, confirmed that the issue had faced the board continuously but did not address Black's position or individual role in the internal company debates, decisions and actions.[10]
Schools chancellor
As chancellor, Black was head of the New York City Department of Education, the largest public school system in the United States, which serves more than 1.1 million students in more than 1,600 schools.
Controversy
Having neither three years of teaching experience nor a master's degree nor a professional degree in educational management, Black required a waiver from the New York State Education Department under Education Commissioner David M. Steiner.[5] The waiver was granted by Steiner, with Black's shortfall in formal qualifications "offset by the appointment of a chief academic officer to serve by her side [as well as her] 'exceptional record of successfully leading complex organizations and achievement of excellence in her endeavors.'" Black appointed Shael Polakow-Suransky to the academic-officer role, and assumed her post January 1, 2011.[11] Before her appointment was approved, Bloomberg's office announced supporters of his choice included former Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch, State Senator Malcolm Smith, City Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera. Also Oprah Winfrey has publicly supported Black as the chancellor.[12]
After taking office, Black upset parents on January 14, 2011, when responding to a question from a parent about overcrowded classrooms in New York City by jokingly suggesting that the solution to future overcrowding may be birth control.[13] Black also said at the same meeting that making decisions about satisfying classroom space concerns is like making "many Sophie's Choices" – a reference to a novel in which a mother is forced to choose which of her children is killed at Auschwitz concentration camp.[13] A spokesman for the Department of Education later said Black cares about overcrowding, and "regrets if she left a different impression by making an off-handed joke in the course of that conversation."[13]
As Schools Chancellor, Black presided over meetings on February 1 and February 3, 2011, to close 22 schools that the City classified as failing. Towards the end of the meeting on February 1, Black spoke to the crowd of parents. At that meeting Black told the crowd "I can't speak if you're shouting," and after the crowd continued to boo Black, she responded by imitating the crowd's jeers in a "mocking" fashion.[14][15][16] As a result, at the following meeting on February 3, Black was booed by parents and criticized by members of the New York City Council.[14]
Personal
Black has been married since 1982 to Thomas E. Harvey, an attorney, and has two children.[1][6]
Bibliography
Black, Cathie P. (2007). Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life). Crown Business. ISBN 0307351106.
References
- ^ a b c Who's Who in America - 2011 (65 ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 2010.
- ^ Martinez, Barbara (2010-11-09). "Schools Chancellor Klein to Join News Corp". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Newman, Andy (November 9, 2010). "Hearst Official to Replace Klein at Helm of City Schools". The New York Times.
- ^ Gootman, Elissa (April 7, 2011). "Cathie Black is Out as Chancellor". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Gootman, Elissa and Jennifer Medina, "Mayor Takes Idea of Education Outsider to New Level", The New York Times, November 10, 2010 (November 11, 2010 p. A32 NY ed.). Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ a b c d Barnes, Steve (2007-10-21). "Her life, in print". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ http://www.hearst.com/about-hearst/corporate-cathie-black.php/
- ^ http://blog.nnnlp.com/
- ^ Kuczynski, Alex (1999-03-01). "Building on Borrowed Cachet; Cathleen Black Shakes Up the Culture at Hearst Magazines". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Barbaro, Michael and Anemona Hartocollis, "As Bloomberg Fought Sodas, Nominee Sat on Coke Board", The New York Times, November 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ Hernandez, Javier C., "State Grants Waiver for Schools Chancellor", The New York Times City Room blog, November 29, 2010, 5:17 pm. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ Daily News. New York http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2010/11/18/2010-11-18_bloomberg_gets_endorsements_from_oprah_other_heavyweights_to_bolster_case_for_ca.html.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c Gonen, Yoav (2011-01-15). "Cathie Black Gaffe Riles Parents Concerned About Overcrowding". New York Post.
- ^ a b "Schools Chancellor Cathie Black Met With Heckles at Hearing". New York Post. 2011-02-04.
- ^ "N.Y.C. Schools Chancellor Faces Angry Crowd". The New York Times. 2011-02-02.
- ^ http://www.ny1.com/content/133278/chancellor-black-criticized-for-talking-back-to-crowd-during-pep-meeting