Widener professor talks Chester-Upland on Huff-Post

...before the CUSD begins the school reform process, there are a litany of issues and problems that it must deal with. First, it has yet to hire a permanent superintendent and deputy superintendent. In order for the district to move forward, it must fill its leadership vacuum with transcendent leaders who possess the wherewithal to tackle its complex issues. Next, the school board is made up five Republicans/four Democrats and while tensions have been relatively low during the recent budget crisis, the board is still extremely partisan. If the CUSD is going to get back on track, it is going to take a bi-partisan effort.

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