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H3A 0C9
Charles Keller Finckel was a prominent educator and school administrator in Washington, D.C., who devoted much of his career to the city’s public school system. Over the course of his long tenure, he held principalships at several notable institutions, including Brookland Public School, Franklin Night School, Thomson School, and Business High School. Through his leadership in both day and evening education, Finckel played an important role in shaping public instruction in the nation’s capital and contributed to the development of educational opportunities for a diverse student population.