Joel I. Klein is Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, the largest public school system in the United States with over 1. The New York City School Chancellor is the leader of the New York City Department of Education, the agency that handles New York City 's Public schools. The New York City Department of Education ( NYCDOE) is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system School districts are a form of Special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools 1 million students in over 1,420 schools.
Prior to his appointment to Chancellor in 2002 [1]. by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Klein was Counsel to Bertelsmann and served as Assistant Attorney General of the United States in charge of the Antitrust Division. Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. Bertelsmann AG is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835 based in Gütersloh, Germany. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing the antitrust laws of the United States. Klein may be best remembered for prosecuting the United States Department of Justice antitrust case against Microsoft. United States v Microsoft There were many civil actions taking place in May 18 1998 Before heading up the Antitrust Division Klein was the deputy to Anne Bingaman, (the wife of Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico ) in that office, and worked in the White House Counsel's office. Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr (born October 3, 1943) is the junior U New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. He was in private practice for many years, specializing in appellate cases. Klein received his B. A. from Columbia and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. He served as a clerk to U. S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr ( September 19, 1907 &ndash August 25, 1998) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Klein is married to Nicole Seligman, General Counsel to Howard Stringer of Sony Corp. Nicole Seligman (born 1957 is an American attorney. She is currently Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Sony Corporation, and has received Sir Howard Stringer (born February 19, 1942) is a British Businessman and naturalized American citizen is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Seligman represented former President Bill Clinton during impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Klein is rumored to aspire to succeed Mayor Bloomberg, who is term limited and cannot run in the 2009 election. See also Rotation in office A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office The New York City mayoral election of 2009 is scheduled to occur in November
Klein will be giving the 2008 commencement speech for the Georgetown University Law Center on May 18. Georgetown University Law Center ( Georgetown Law) is Georgetown University 's Law school, located in Washington D
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Early life
Klein was born October 25, 1946 in the Astoria, Queens neighborhood of New York, New York. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1971, Klein clerked for Chief Judge David Bazelon on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1973 until 1974, before then clerking for U. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. David Lionel Bazelon ( September 3, 1909 &ndash February 19, 1993) was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell. Notable people with the name Lewis Powell include Lewis Franklin Powell Jr Klein joined the legal team of a mental health clinic, called the Mental Health Law Project in 1975. In that capacity, Klein developed a specialty in health care and constitutional matters. [2]
Work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Despite their opposing positions in the Justice Department antitrust case against Microsoft, Klein was able to work with the Gates Foundation to fund small high schools in New York. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer At the 43 small high schools funded by the Gates Foundation graduation rates are 73% compared to 53% at the schools they replaced. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF is the largest transparently operated Private foundation in the world founded by Bill and Melinda [3]
References
Exteranl links
- http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/Pre_96/February95/105.txt.html
- http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/urban/education/features/14869/index.html
- Antitrust for Fun and Profit by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, August 1998
- America's Best Leaders: Joe Klein
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