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Broward names new, Michelle Rhee-affiliated school superintendent

By Marcos Restrepo | 09.15.11 | 9:32 am

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Michelle Rhee and Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com)

The Broward County School Board on Wednesday selected former businessman Robert Runcie as Broward’s next school superintendent. The Broward school system ”is the sixth largest and the largest fully accredited K-12 and adult school system in the country” with “nearly 257,000 students, 230 traditional schools and centers, 68 charter schools and one virtual school that serves elementary, middle and high school students.”

According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the decision to select Runcie “ultimately came down to his business savvy and ability to improve technology and transportation in Chicago’s public schools.”

The Sun Sentinel adds that Runcie, a Harvard economist who has no classroom experience and has