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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Ackerman reshuffles leadership Notes from the news, July 27 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Notes from the news, July 27 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Notes from the news, July 27

Ackerman reshuffles leadership Philadelphia Tribune
The Tribune gets the exclusive confirmation of rumored changes to the District's administration.
See also: No more regional heads, Tribune reports The Notebook blog
For whistleblower, no free lunch Daily News
A worker who alerted the District and the principal at Germantown High School about teachers eating free lunches meant for students was fired.
School District: we'll have enough teachers WHYY
Following up on our blog post about dozens of vacancies at Promise Academies, WHYY gets confirmation from the District that there are a "sufficient number of candidates" for this positions.
See also: More Than 60 Teaching Vacancies In School District’s Promise Schools PhillyNow
Sen. Williams introduces voucher bill The Notebook blog
State Sen. Anthony Williams proposed the bill that would bring vouchers to low-performing districts.
EduCon 2.3 Registration is open! Practical Theory blog
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