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D.C. agency to investigate Chancellor Rhee


Anti-Rhee activist alleges conflict in Rhee's negotiations with private foundations for contract funding.
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VALERIE STRAUSS


Posted at 6:30 AM ET, 06/ 8/2010

Study: N.Y. teacher performance pay program flops

On the heels of a study about an ineffective program in Chicago linking student test scores to teacher pay, here's another one, with the same results, from a New York program. Do you see a pattern?


JAY MATHEWS


Posted at 5:30 AM ET, 06/ 8/2010

Down with celebrity graduation speakers! Up with teachers!

I don't like the competition among colleges and high schools to get big names to speak at grad night. The emphasis is always on how famous the person is. If your high school gets Joe Biden, you are feeling good until your rival high school gets Barack Obama. Is that kind of oneupsmanship in tune with the values we want our children to learn?

D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee. (TWP)