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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The Answer Sheet - A Troubling Trend in D.C. Schools


The Answer Sheet - A Troubling Trend in D.C. Schools:

"Reporters like to declare a trend when they see at least three examples of the same phenomenon.
Based on the rules of trends, The Answer Sheet sees a troubling trend involving D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and what seems to be her difficulty in being forthcoming.

Example #1: Rhee and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) announced last week that budget cuts in the District were suddenly forcing them to cut up to $40 million from D.C. schools and that teachers would have to be laid off just as the new year was starting."