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School Reform Commission meeting goes haywire
The School Reform Commission meeting this morning appears to have been total mayhem. A packed room included staunch supporters of Superintendent Arlene Ackerman - a few of whom, according to live tweets by Inquirer reporter Kristen Graham, described the Sup. as "sent from God," and Philly's "Rosa Parks," - as well as critics. Among the bombshells dropped by SRC members: the gutting of "Promise Academies," Ackerman's legacy project, which aim to turn around the District's worst-performing schools.
School Reform Commission meeting goes haywire
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The School Reform Commission meeting this morning appears to have been total mayhem. A packed room included staunch supporters of Superintendent Arlene Ackerman — a few of whom, according to live tweets by Inquirer reporter Kristen Graham, described the Sup. as "sent from God," and Philly's "Rosa Parks," — as well as critics.
Among the bombshells dropped by SRC members: the gutting of "Promise Academies," Ackerman's legacy project, which aim to turn around the District's worst-performing schools.
At the news, some audience members exploded at the SRC.
SRC members, in turn, did not voice support for Ackerman.
Speculation that Ackerman will not preside over the schools when they re-open in September has been rampant, though Ackerman has consistently denied that she intends to leave, and has a contract through 2014.
Is it possible that the curtailing of her most-touted program will change her tone? We'll see.
Check out reports by The Notebook and the Inky's Kristen Graham.
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