Keeping an Eye on the SRC
Notes from the Field
Submitted by Frank Murphy on October 11, 2011
In the aftermath of the messy departure of Arlene Ackerman, the public’s attention has turned to considering the effectiveness of the School Reform Commission as a governance body. Interest in examining alternative models to the current SRC has been expressed by elected officials, the local media, educational activists and the general public. This subject will be the topic of a forum organized by Ed Voters Pa, Public Citizen for Children and Youth, and the Philadelphia Student Union that is scheduled to take place tonight at the United Way Building.
How the Philadelphia School District is governed is certainly a timely and important matter to be considered especially in light of how important district business has been mismanaged in recent months.
Yet among the many voices calling for this examination, there is no clear consensus regarding how the district
