"Gregory Thornton, superintendent of Delaware County's Chester Upland School District and a former top official in the Philadelphia district, is one of three finalists for the top job in the Milwaukee school district.
Milwaukee Public Schools, the nation's 27th largest district, with 82,450 students, expects to name the new head by Feb. 1, said spokeswoman Lynne Sobczak.
Thornton, 54, is a product of the Philadelphia school system; he graduated from Overbrook High School, as well as Temple University. He came back to the Philadelphia district as its chief academic officer in 2004 after serving as a deputy superintendent in Montgomery County, Md."
Milwaukee Public Schools, the nation's 27th largest district, with 82,450 students, expects to name the new head by Feb. 1, said spokeswoman Lynne Sobczak.
Thornton, 54, is a product of the Philadelphia school system; he graduated from Overbrook High School, as well as Temple University. He came back to the Philadelphia district as its chief academic officer in 2004 after serving as a deputy superintendent in Montgomery County, Md."