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...Superintendent of Schools Thomas Fowler-Finn’s future hangs in the balance, two veteran School Committee members—Joseph G. Grassi and Alfred Fantini—are pushing to extend Fowler-Finn’s contract for an additional year...
Under the plan, Fowler-Finn’s tenure would end in August 2008 instead of August 2007, and the School Committee would debate giving Fowler-Finn a long-term contract next summer...
...further compresses the time in which to test candidates, puts a premium on money and fundraising over retail political skill, and risks a chaotic competition for first-in-the-country bragging rights. "The people who want this have the votes, so the process is going ahead," says Don Fowler, the former DNC head who is on the committee that will make the change, "but I think it's going to cause tremendous confusion...
...Fowler's concern about chaos could be prophetic. New Hampshire is sore, and there's been speculation that the state might move its primary up. A state law requires that New Hampshire's vote must take place seven days before a "similar election." But it's not clear what action the state might take - or what other states, or the DNC, might do in response. "I don't think it can be controlled," says Fowler. "I think other states are going to move their votes at their discretion, and I think it's going to be a mess...
...Globe also quoted Joseph Rappa, the director of the Massachusetts Office of Educational Quality and Accountability, as saying that the School Committee is misguided in “looking for the instant return” and that under Fowler-Finn, the district is “on the road to improving...