Michelle Rhee and her ‘Radical’ education reform agenda
Source: scpr.org Posted By: Maxcy J...3997 days ago
Washington D.C. school district, she closed 25 schools and laid off and fired about 300 teachers, principals and district office workers. The reason? “Students first” — Rhee’s slogan and guiding principle in education reform. During her time as chancellor, Rhee boasts that the pay-off for her drastic changes was seeing math and reading scores increase in the Washington D.C. school district, graduation rates rise and education funding increase.
In her new memoir, “Radical: Fighting to Put Students....