Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rhee lied about 'budget deficit' in order to fire hundreds of teachers

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rhee lied about 'budget deficit' in order to fire hundreds of teachers

Rhee lied about budget deficit in order to fire hundreds of teachers



"Figures don't lie, but liars can figure."--Mark Twain

D.C. Supt. Michelle Rhee's leadership/management style, shaped in the boardrooms & classrooms of Eli Broad's Superintendent's Academy, reminds us of Enron's "smartest guys in the room" or Broad's own leadership at AIG.

In the blink of an eye, Rhee's budget deficit turns into a $34 million surplus. All this book-cooking so Rhee could