An interesting pairing of stories in today’s New York Times:

First a profile of Cathleen P. Black, the newly appointed chancellor of the New York City school system. A highly accomplished executive at Hearst Magazines (she launched O, Oprah’s very successful monthly), Black is a product of Chicago Catholic schools and Trinity College, a well-respected Catholic women’s college in Washington, D.C.

On the same page: a report on the closing of 32 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York.

Tim Reidy

Tim Reidy is the deputy editor in chief of America Media.