Gray taps three outsiders for D.C. schools, employment posts
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, December 22, 2010; 7:42 PM
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.
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