State takes control of Chester Upland schools in distress
Pennsylvania officials declared Chester Upland School District financially distressed paving the way for a three person state board of control. Dean Steinhart was named secretary’s appointee and will start immediately. The board can order tax increases and negotiate new labor contracts, with two other appointees to be chosen by the county court from four names.
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Chester Upland
Donald Carroll
Carroll
Board of Control
Education
Delaware County Court
Dean Steinhart
Northern
Lebanon
Office of School Services
State Department of Education
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Clairton
Allegheny County
Gary Tuma
Education Department
Thaddeus Kirkland
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Steve Williams
Rose Valley
Philadelphia
Secretary of Education
Officials mum as Chester Upland faces state takeover
Chester Upland officials were tight lipped after state Secretary of Education Donald Carroll declared the district financially distressed. Citizens and activists plan to seek an injunction at Media Courthouse to gain a bigger say, warning against past mismanagement and fearing another failed “experiment” if the state-run board takes over.
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Chester Upland
JoAnn Manning
Manning
Donald Carroll
Veronica Barbato
Citizens For Education Renewal
Carolyn Mason
Concerned Citizens
Right To Education
Barbato
John Linder
Linder
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