Still, Turkel cautions that Cambridge’s schools will need a lot more than just a new leader to turn them around.
“There is this tendency to say, ‘Don’t worry, the messiah’s coming,’” Turkel said. “There’s many reason to think the guy can do what he’s done before, but it’s going to take more than one miracle worker.”
—Jessica R. Rubin-Wills contributed to the reporting of this story.
—Staff writer Claire A. Pasternack can be reached at cpastern@fas.harvard.edu
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