Two true things: 1) The city schools are under the control of a state-installed School Reform Commission. 2) The governor and the mayor both have appointments to the SRC, but the governor has a majority.
And one more thing that's not true quite yet, but you can bet on it: When the time comes to pick a new schools CEO, to replace the departed Paul Vallas, new mayor Michael Nutter will have his say. He made that perfectly clear even as a candidate.
So now we know two on the "short list" of those being considered. Each are well-known; one has been a lightning rod for controversy.
And I just find it interesting that this appointment will be one of the new mayor's biggest challenges yet -- and it's not officially his appointment at all.