PHILLY.COM: Days after Bill Green defied Gov. Wolf by voting to approve new charter schools, the governor has stripped Green of his chairmanship of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission….
Green, who will continue serving as a commission member, said he would fight the demotion in court.
The move comes less than two weeks after a controversial SRC vote to approve five new charter schools. Wolf had instructed Green to approve no new charters, saying their creation would drain millions from district finances. In contrast, Republican leaders in the legislature had wanted the panel to green-light up to 27 charters… (more)
