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If you're a millionaire and you drop $12,000 on the ground, are you wealthy enough that you don't want to reach down and pick it up?

Attorney Dean Weitzman, defending his client, former Philadelphia Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, and her decision to apply for unemployment benefits after receiving a $905,000 buyout to step down this summer.

Attorney Dean Weitzman, defending his client, former Philadelphia Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, and her decision to apply for unemployment benefits after receiving a $905,000 buyout to step down this summer.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.