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The board voted to cement their decision to fire the district's superintendent, just one week before four of the members will be replaced by new members.
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A lame-duck Broward School Board, controlled by political appointees, should never have fired Superintendent Vickie Cartwright.
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Broward Superintendent Vickie Cartwright on Tuesday acknowledged being “shocked and surprised” by the School Board’s decision to fire her. But she says she’ll continue to “act with integrity and a students’ first mindset” in the time that remains for her on the job.