According to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a central Pennsylvania school superintendent who worked briefly as a Philadelphia School District administrator has emerged as the favorite to succeed Gov. Corbett’s outgoing education secretary. Administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said William Harner, superintendent of the Cumberland Valley School District just outside Harrisburg, is the front-runner to replace Ron Tomalis, who has run the Education Department since Corbett took office in 2011. Corbett spokesman Kevin Harley could not be reached for comment. Click here to read the Philadelphia Inquirer article.

Source: myPLS The Eye Opener, May 15, 2013.