[lbo-talk] smart people to run Philly school district

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Despite the grassroots opposition to Boston Consulting Group’s
influential role in the District, both Nowak and the United Way’s
Michal said that the magnitude of the crisis facing Philadelphia
schools has required outside expertise.

“It’s a very important public dialogue,” Michal said.

“But I just want to make sure that we give smart people the room to
make smart decisions.”

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Seth

http://thenotebook.org/blog/124995/behind-scenes-boston-consulting-group-has-been-driving-force-labor-negotiations-school-c

Behind the scenes, Boston Consulting Group has been a driving force on
labor talks, school closings, and charters
by Benjamin Herold on Jul 09 2012 Posted in Latest news

The Boston Consulting Group has identified up to 60 Philadelphia
school buildings as potential candidates for closure and helped line
up private vendors willing to replace the School District’s unionized
blue-collar workforce at a $50 million discount.
These steps are just part of the blue-chip consulting firm’s
far-ranging behind-the-scenes effort to help the beleaguered city
school system rethink how it does business.
The broad scope of BCG’s efforts this spring are detailed in
previously unreleased “statements of work” obtained by the
Notebook/NewsWorks under Pennsylvania’s Right to Know law
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