PHILADELPHIA – There was a feeling of celebration in the ornate City Hall room Monday where Mayor Cherelle Parker elevated five women to leadership jobs as questions were raised about the pace of the rollout of her team after a month in office.
Parker said, “we’ve been focused on putting the right people in the right positions to service our customers who are the citizens of Philadelphia.”
That includes the nearly 200-thousand young citizens who attend city schools.
Mayor Parker named Debora Carrera, a city educator turned state administrator, as her Chief Education Officer at a time when a court ruling has pressed state leaders to dramatically increase funding to public schools.
Over several years, city schools may see an infusion of millions of new dollars, while Parker will name new members of the school board.
Changes are coming to Philadelphia’s Streets Department as the Mayor split the duties in the sprawling agency between a …