In Eight Weeks, Support for Anne Arundel Schools Chief Unraveled

11th Sep 2005, 03:04 GMT

When Eric J. Smith reached his third anniversary as superintendent of Anne Arundel schools on July 1, he seemed to be fulfilling his promise as a nationally recognized agent of academic change. Scores were up. The budget was flush. Teachers had a 4 percent pay raise. School board meetings seemed to...