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Houston Leader to Retire

By The Associated Press — February 10, 2009 1 min read
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Abelardo Saavedra, the superintendent of the 200,000-student Houston Independent School District, says he will retire in the spring of 2010. He has led Texas’ largest school district since 2004.

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A version of this article appeared in the February 11, 2009 edition of Education Week

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