Sitting among his tiny charges, Zachary Duberstein seems more playmate than principal. Yet, behind the childlike smile and exuberance, Duberstein, a self-described “edu-nerd,” is quite serious about his goals as Vare-Washington School principal – raising the level of education for its 385 elementary students, and improving satisfaction among the 51 staffers.

As a first-time principal this school year, the Passyunk resident immediately instituted changes in the schedule and makeup of the instructional block and bought $10,000 worth of books for intensive novel study.

All at the ripe old age of 27.

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Source: Philly.com, April 27, 2016.