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According to David E. Gee, one of the consultants involved, a common concern was that the district would select a new leader who was simply the opposite of outgoing superintendent Thomas D. Fowler-Finn, whose controversial administration was unpopular among some parents and administrators...
...start of the tenure movement paralleled similar labor struggles during the late 19th century. Just as steel and auto workers fought against unsafe working conditions and unlivable wages, teachers too demanded protection from parents and administrators who would try to dictate lesson plans or exclude controversial materials like Huck Finn from reading lists. In 1887, nearly 10,000 teachers from across the country met in Chicago for the first-ever conference of the National Educator's Association, now one of the country's most powerful teachers' unions. The topic of "teacher's tenure" led the agenda. By the turn...
...Turk, who will serve as superintendent until Feb. 4, was interim superintendent for the district in 2003 until Fowler-Finn was chosen by the school committee...
...Fowler-Finn said he has worked closely with Turk during his time in the district...
...After 38 years in education and 24 years in a superintendent position, Fowler-Finn said his plans for the future do not include another superintendent of schools position...