Hite looking to implement, not rethink, plan to overhaul Philly schools
by Benjamin Herold on Jul 03 2012 Posted in Latest news
Photo: Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks
New Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite says the School Reform Commission's reform plan has "already left the station."
By Benjamin Herold for the Notebook and WHYY/Newsworks
New Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite says that he will not reconsider the direction and reform strategies set forth by the School Reform Commission, maintaining that “some of those things have already left the station.”
In an extensive interview with the Notebook/NewsWorks Tuesday, Hite made clear that the endgame of his yet-to-begin tenure as Philadelphia’s schools chief has already been established: a relentlessly efficient District that has more high quality school options and more students who are engaged in their own learning.
In trying to make that vision a reality, said Hite, he won’t be afraid to push for more state money, work together with labor unions, or listen to the public. But his