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SRC chief learned early to put education first

School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro A. Ramos, 48, must lead Philadelphia's school system through its worst fiscal crisis in memory - $220 million deficit, thousands laid off, barely enough money to operate the schools this year. Most counselors, secretaries, and vice principals will be missing. No wonder SRC meetings are loud and tense.

Pedro A. Ramos: "The only real capital my parents had ... were values, work ethic. " YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Pedro A. Ramos: "The only real capital my parents had ... were values, work ethic. " YONG KIM / Staff PhotographerRead more
    by Jane M. Von Bergen, Inquirer Staff Writer
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