Poll Says School Head Should Have Education Experience

I’ve been hearing this all day and I’m finally getting around to telling you about it!

According to a poll from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, a majority of New York City voters believe Cathie Black, the publishing executive selected by Mayor Bloomberg to be NYC School Chancellor, is the wrong person for the job because she lacks educational experience needed to run US’s biggest school system.

An eight-member panel was selected to help state education Commissioner David Steiner decide whether or not she should get a waiver because of her lack of qualifications.

Now everyone wants to know how and why this panel was chosen because the panel includes three former school officials who worked under Chancellor Joel Klein and New York Historical Society President Louise Mirrer, whose museum received a half million dollar donation from the mayor.

Conflict of interest you say? What’s going to happen next?