Philadelphia's interim school leader takes low-key approach

In one of his first acts as the Philadelphia schools' interim chief executive officer, Thomas M. Brady traded in his district-issued Crown Victoria for a less audacious, fuel-efficient Ford hybrid, already in the district's fleet. Brady, leading a deficit-plagued district seeking more city and state funding, says it is a matter of perception. A retired Army colonel with 71/2 years' experience in school administration before coming to Philadelphia, Brady took the helm of the 174,000-student district last week.

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