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NO PROCESS, NO PEACE: Michelle Rhee and the DC Public Schools

Posted on Sunday December 14th, 2008 at 21:05 in the news hour, michelle rhee, dc public school's

One person's name that has been floated as a possible Secretary of Education is Michelle A. Rhee, the Chancellor of the District of Columbia's Public Schools. Take a look at the News Hour's John Merrow's initial report on Rhee and her "gutsy" moves ...
Who Will He Choose?--By DAVID BROOKS

Posted on Friday December 12th, 2008 at 00:35 in Barack Obama, no child left behind, joel klein, education secretary, michelle rhee, arne duncan

As in many other areas, the biggest education debates are happening within the Democratic Party. On the one hand, there are the reformers like Joel Klein and Michelle Rhee, who support merit pay for good teachers, charter schools and tough accountabi...