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Ackerman absent from leadership conference | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Ackerman absent from leadership conference | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Ackerman absent from leadership conference

Principals and assistant principals from across the District gathered at Lincoln University this morning for the annual Superintendent's Leadership Conference, but embattled District leader Arlene Ackerman was not with them.

A statement prepared by Ackerman cited "circumstances beyond my control" as preventing her from being with those in attendance. The full statement was read to participants during the conference's opening session by