(All photography by Marie Constantin) They started gathering for breakfast around 7:30. School board members. The local superintendent. A couple of state legislators. Many a community leader. Benedict’s Restaurant in Mandeville was serving eggs, ham, biscuits, sliced fruit and orange juice. They shook hands, chatted casually about the weather, the economy, the Super Bowl. And
The gospel according to Paul: Education Superintendent Paul Pastorek is admired—and also reviled—for spreading his message about the state’s ailing public schools.
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