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Let’s Get on With the Business of the SRC

by fmurphy

Notes from the Field

Submitted by Frank Murphy on September 22, 201

Now that Arlene Ackerman has been forced out as the superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia and Robert Archie, chairman of the School Reform Commission has resigned his post, can we at last concentrate on the issues that will most affect our school students?

For most of the last few months, we have been preoccupied with the drama that has swirled around Ackerman’s tumultuous tenure and her acrimonious departure. Archie’s alleged involvement in backroom dealings concerning the awarding of school management contracts has likewise dominated our attention.

The public outrage directed at these two failed leaders has been a distraction. The amount of media attention they received regarding their missteps has unfortunately overshadowed many more important matters, e.g. the