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Monday, September 6, 2010

Rhee in DC

If 95% of the teachers are rated as good and only 8% of the students are up to standard, then something is wrong.
paraphrase of Michelle Rhee on her controversial handling of the DC school district, particularly her handling of teacher evaluation.

1 comment:

  1. The mayor who hired her lost his bid for reelection Sept. 14th primary. He did well among whites but poorly among blacks.

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