Arlene Ackerman, Philadelphia School Superintendent, Dares Commission To Fire Her

Philadelphia Superintendent: Fire Me, I Dare You

Making a defiant and emotional stand Thursday, embattled Philadelphia School Superintendent Arlene C. Ackerman dared her bosses to make a decision on her future - now.

"Sentence me. I dare you. Or set me free. But I admit to you today that I am guilty. Guilty of just being me," she told hundreds of School District principals who gathered for the close of a three-day professional-development meeting.

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