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District coughs up entire Ackerman payout | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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District coughs up entire Ackerman payout

by Dale Mezzacappa on Sep 07 2011 Posted in Latest news

The School District has paid Arlene Ackerman'sentire $905,000 buyout cost to the former superintendent.

"Almost all" of the anonymous donors who had said they'd contribute $405,000 have backed out, according to a District statement, which was attributed to the School Reform Commission.Philadelphia's Children's First Fund, a nonprofit that was to funnel the private donations to the District, has returned what