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Philadelphia Catholic schools get new superintendent

July 17, 2008
Mary Rochford is the first woman to hold the job

Mary Rochford, a veteran Catholic elementary school educator and a former nun who is an advocate of using technology and sharpening students' critical-thinking skills for 21st-century careers, has been named superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese ofPhiladelphia. Rochford, 55, is the first woman to hold the post in the history of the five-county archdiocese To read The Philadelphia Inquirer article, click here.

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