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Saturday, April 28, 2012

McCracken Appointed to Fill Vacancy on Arlington School Board

McCracken has two children in Arlington Public Schools.

Todd McCracken, president of the National Small Business Association, took the oath of office Friday and was seated on the Arlington School Board. The school board appointed McCracken the night before, choosing him out of a pool of 16 applicants. McCracken will fill the remainder of Libby Garvey's term, which lasts through Dec. 31. Garvey resigned from the school board in late March after winning a special election to fill a vacant seat on the Arlington County Board. McCracken has over 25 years of management, public policy and nonprofit experience, according to a news release. He has years of "extensive" volunteer service with Arlington Public Schools under his belt, including work on overcrowding issues, the release states. "As a citizen …

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