The Ackerman Endgame
Notes from the Field
Submitted by Frank Murphy on August 16, 2011
A new school year is fast approaching and our city’s schools are far from ready to greet returning students. More than one thousand teacher positions must be filled, a budget deficit has yet to be resolved, confusion is rampant and uncertainty prevails. This state of affairs does not bode well for the future well being of our children.
Currently, Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is engaged in a bitter and divisive struggle to maintain her leadership position in Philadelphia. A handful of Ackerman loyalists have disrupted recent SRC board meetings in an effort
