The D.C. Board of Education has hired a veteran District official to run its chaotic charter school system — a job that won’t exist in a matter of months.

Cheryl Edwards started her $81,000-plus job last week. Until last week, she served as chief of staff of the D.C. Department of Health. She once was a top aide to D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi.

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