The Philadelphia Inquirer (10/5, Graham) reports that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ronald Tomalis on Tuesday announced "additional support and oversight for city schools," with the intention to "stabilize a district that's been rocked by budget woes, backroom deals, a public fight over leadership and the departure of a controversial superintendent." The two leaders "announced the appointment of two 'executive advisers' to work directly with district leadership and the School Reform Commission until a permanent superintendent is chosen to replace Arlene C. Ackerman. They also said a working group of business experts is being formed to advise the SRC on reforms in matters of operations and administration."
The AP (10/5, Matheson) also covers the "extra academic and financial support" the district is to receive under the plan, with the goal of restoring "public confidence in a system buffeted for months by scandal and political turmoil." Nutter and Tomalis "appointed a pair of executive education advisers to work with district administrators and created a business task force to identify ways the schools can run more efficiently. 'We are going to re-establish the faith and trust that children, teachers, parents and the entire taxpaying public ... should have and deserve to have in this district,' Nutter said at a news conference." The AP notes that the measures are intended to be temporary during the leadership transition.
Tom MacDonald writes at NewsWorks.com (10/5) that Nutter "says the goal is to keep the district running," while Tomalis "said the city and the state will work more closely with the School Reform Commission." WCAU-TV Philadelphia, PA (10/5) also covers this story.
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