HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: At a time when a sweeping educational initiative that has been three years in the making is on the verge of falling apart and the state budget deadline is six weeks away, Gov. Tom Corbett announces he is letting his education secretary go…
Internal politics involving Corbett’s Chief of Staff Steve Aichele and a few other key players in Corbett’s inner circle contributed to the decision, according to five sources familiar with the situation. Aichele did not return a call seeking comment.
Additionally, sources say there was dissatisfaction with some decisions Tomalis made involving the near-collapse of the Chester-Upland School District that required the state and federal courts to get involved. He also made some school choice advocates unhappy by cracking down on poor-performing charter schools… (more)
