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John A. Murphy, the former superintendent of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in North Carolina and one of the country's best-known school leaders, may be stepping out of the school system. But he is not stepping out of education.

Mr. Murphy's contract with Charlotte-Mecklenburg ends Jan. 31. The next day, he will begin a new job as a vice president of the Arvida Company, a real-estate developer based in Boca Raton, Fla.

He will be heading up a new educational division called the Educational Knowledge Center. Mr. Murphy, 60, said last week that the position...

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