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Gray taps three outsiders for D.C. schools, employment posts

Gray taps three outsiders for D.C. schools, employment posts

Gray taps three outsiders for D.C. schools, employment posts

Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, December 22, 2010; 7:42 PM

Breaking his streak of tapping local talent to join his Cabinet, Mayor-elect Vincent C. Gray unveiled a trio of nationally known professionals Wednesday to help him tackle the city's still-troubled public education system and high unemployment rate.

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Gray's nominations for deputy mayor for education, state superintendent and director of the Department of Employment Services were surprises after a string of reappointments and promotions of his own staff and current members of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's