D.C. Authority Appears Set To Oust Smith and Take Control of District
Washington
The federally appointed board that oversees the finances of the District of Columbia government appeared ready last week to take control of the city's beleaguered school system and replace its superintendent.
The Washington Post reported that the financial-control board, created last year by Congress to try to solve the city's chronic fiscal troubles, would hire a retired three-star Army general to run the 80,000-student system. The control board reportedly planned to buy out the remainder of Superintendent Franklin L. Smith's contract, which is scheduled...
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