News - Arlene Ackerman
By Mensah M. Dean, Philadelphia Daily News Jul. 2--Despite the six years of improved student math and reading test scores announced Monday, a shake-up is under way at the School District of Philadelphia.
By Mensah M. Dean, Philadelphia Daily News Jun. 19--The Philadelphia School District's six-year-old experiment of placing public schools under private management got a shake-up yesterday.
By Mensah M. Dean, Philadelphia Daily News Jun. 2--THE BIG OFFICE on the third floor of the Philadelphia School District administration building was not ready for prime time last week. The desk, chairs, bookcases and file cabinets were topsy-turvy, the walls nearly bare.
By Mensah M. Dean, Philadelphia Daily News May 24--THE Philadelphia School District yesterday made public the contract of its incoming chief executive officer, Arlene Ackerman, nearly three weeks after she signed the document.