Broadie Tata Fired by Wake County School Board
by pagrundy
On Tuesday, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Board of Education (BOE) firedSuperintendent Anthony Tata, a Broad Superintendents Academy graduate. The firing of a local school superintendent wouldn’t usually be major national news, but in this instance, it is. It proves that at least some school systems will still resist significant influence by big money and market-based deformers when it is in the best interests of families, teachers and the community.
Here is a timeline of key events leading up to the hiring of Tata:
- In December 2009, a newly elected, ultra-conservative majority seized control of the majority of seats on the BOE.
- In February 2010, the superintendent at the time, Del Burns, announced he would resign effective June
