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Shake-up of Ackerman team continues | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/19/2010

Shake-up of Ackerman team continues | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/19/2010


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A shake-up of Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman's central administration continued Friday with the naming of a new crop of central office staff members, and with officials signaling that more changes were on the way.
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