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Committee members voted unanimously to appoint Thomas Fowler-Finn, who currently runs the public schools in Fort Wayne, Ind., pledging he will cause a “big culture shock” because of his authoritative style and bring “renewed confidence” in a district plagued by division and dispute...
Fowler-Finn, who is credited with reducing the gap between minority and white student achievement in Fort Wayne by 30 to 40 percent, said he could apply his experience to similar issues in Cambridge...
...with Cambridge and many other urban districts in the country facing continued declines in enrollment, committee members said they were impressed that the student body in Fort Wayne had actually increased during his tenure...
...candidate, Thomas Fowler-Finn—currently superintendent of the Fort Wayne Community Schools in Fort Wayne, Ind.—seemed to come out of the Friday interviews a frontrunner...
...interview, Fowler-Finn emphasized his experience dealing with the achievement gap in Fort Wayne, which has similar demographics to Cambridge—although it’s much larger—and where, he said, he’d narrowed the gap by 30 to 40 percent...