As quoted from Catherine Lucey's article in the Philadelphia Daily News on 04 JUN 2007:
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Curtis Jones Jr. - who beat City Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell in the May primary election - has been falsely claiming that he earned a master's degree from the University of Alabama.

In fact, that "degree" was a professional certification Jones received from a business nonprofit group after attending a series of training workshops.

On Friday, prompted by calls from the Daily News, Jones issued a statement saying he had improperly worded his official biography. He did not respond to a request for further comment.

His official biography - once listed on the PCDC Web site - reads: