Joel Klein | |
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| Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education | |
| In office August 19, 2002 – January 1, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Michael Bloomberg |
| Preceded by | Harold Levy |
| Succeeded by | Cathie Black |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
| In office 1996–2000 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Anne Bingaman |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Melamed |
| Deputy White House Counsel | |
| In office July 1993 – March 1995 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Vince Foster |
| Succeeded by | James Castello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nicole Seligman |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Joel Irwin Klein (born October 25, 1946) is an American lawyer and school superintendent. He was the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, the largest public school system in the United States, serving more than 1.1 million students in more than 1,600 schools. He was succeeded by Cathie Black in January 2011.
New York magazine ranked Klein as one of the most influential people in public education.[1] Klein had never obtained the common formal credentials that one would have to take a leadership role in a public school system, and Klein had a short duration of teaching experience.[2]
- ^ "The Influentials: Education." New York magazine. Retrieved on July 10, 2013.
- ^ Merrow, John. "Love or loathe him, Joel Klein is the person most responsible for shaping U.S. schools today." New York Daily News. Sunday June 5, 2011. Retrieved on July 10, 2013. "But the evidence suggests that our most influential educator is a lawyer who only very briefly taught in public school and never had the formal credentials to lead a public school system."