EDUCATION · PA · 2008-2011
Arlene Ackerman
Superintendent · School District of Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
On the record
Resigned amid no-bid contract investigation; died 2013
SEVERITY · RESIGNED
Background
Arlene Ackerman occupied the Superintendent · School District of Philadelphia of Philadelphia office in Pennsylvania for 3 years (2008–2011). Took office after Paul Vallas; succeeded by William Hite. Departure context: Resigned amid no-bid contract investigation; died 2013. Same-year political environment (2008): Governor Ed Rendell; Attorney General Tom Corbett; Secretary of State Pedro Cortés.
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Others who held this office in Pennsylvania
- Tony Watlington (2022-present)
- William Hite (2012-2022)
- Paul Vallas (2002-2007)
- David Hornbeck (1994-2000)