Chancellor succession news:
- After 3 months as NYC’s schools chancellor, Cathie Black was fired yesterday. (GS, NY1, DN, Post, WSJ)
- For the last nine years, Dennis Walcott has been City Hall’s liaison to the school system. (Times)
- When former Chancellor Joel Klein’s policies angered people, Walcott tried to calm them. (WSJ)
- Friends say Cathie Black was “very disappointed,” when Bloomberg asked her to resign. (Times)
- Black says she’s “fine” with her removal and spent the afternoon shoe shopping. (Daily News)
- Black’s ouster is an embarrassing reversal for Bloomberg and a sign of a shaky third term. (Times, WSJ)
- Bloomberg blames himself for the Black debacle, but it’s unclear what he’s learned from it. (Daily News)
- From the beginning, Black’s appointment was marred by a string of gaffes. (Daily News)
- Now that she’s out as schools chief, Black could return to the media world. (Post)
- The Times calls Walcott a “sensible, solid choice” to rebuild the Department of Education.
- DOE critics and fans have greeted Walcott’s appointment with initial approval. (NY1, DN, Post)
- Room for Debate asks why being Black’s corporate skills weren’t enough to run the DOE. (Times)
- When students challenged his waffle-making skills, Walcott offered to prove himself. (Daily News)
- The Post wishes schools could fire teachers as easily as Bloomberg fired Black.
- “Managerial fetishism” may have led the mayor to think Black could run the DOE. (Post)
Commissioner succession bulletin:
- NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner will leave the post in August. (GS, DN)
- John King, Steiner’s second in command, is a leading contender for the job. (WSJ)
- The Post says Steiner’s greatest accomplishment was revealing the tests to be too easy.
Other news:
- NJ Gov. Chris Christie says he wants a peer-evaluation plan for teachers. (Post)
- A Brooklyn special ed teacher was arrested for injuring a 10-year-old student. (NY1, Post)
- A Bronx teacher was arrested yesterday for showing lewd pictures to students. (NY1)
- Two students were hospitalized after another student doused their classroom in pepper spray. (Post)
- The teacher who threatened a Columbine-like attack said she didn’t think before she spoke. (Post)
- An appeals judge upheld a former teacher’s sodomy conviction. (Post)