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...Uffizi. This year, patrons were allowed to choose their favorite among 22 16th century paintings in the Accademia's Tribune (home of Michelangelo's David), and have their names appear on a plaque below the painting as the major donor for its restoration. Mel Gibson and his wife chose Alessandro Allori's Madonna Enthroned. Says Brandolini: "There was an explosion of color because these are all Mannerist paintings. It was the first time that people walked in there, and they weren't looking at the David...
Under former superintendent Bobbie J. D’Alessandro, the committee had to wait until the results of several different tests had been compiled before they saw any scores, according to committee member Nancy Walser. And Fowler-Finn’s decision to present the scores shortly after their release has led to “more focused discussion,” she said...
Last night’s forum, organized by the parent group Cambridge United for Education (CUE), gave Fowler-Finn a chance to address parents on many of the same contentious issues that led to the ouster of former Superintendent of Schools Bobbie J. D’Alessandro last year...
...chair and Cambridge parent Patricia Nolan said she approved of Fowler-Finn’s approach, saying that he differs from D’Alessandro in his honesty ability to take “decisive action...
...Alessandro resigned before the end of her term in February to lead a $150 million research initiative on urban school leadership...