Interview with Michelle Rhee
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - Not Your Average Read by Amanda Read
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Since she announced her resignation from D.C. Schools and started her own website, Chancellor Michelle Rhee has been inundated with e-mails. In the midst of it all, she graciously offered to answer some questions that I had for her.
Amanda Read: The Washington Post reported that you and presumptive mayor Vince Gray arrived at a "mutual decision" that it would be best for you to step down now. In what ways did you and Gray agree and/or disagree about your reform plans for D.C. Schools?
Michelle Rhee: The mutual decision we came to was more about the fact that we decided to put the politics aside and make the decision we felt was right for the students in our school system. With all the speculation in the news about whether it was better for me to quit, or the chairman to fire me, it became clear that people were starting to get distracted. A long period of uncertainty wouldn't be good for either the children or the staff trying to do right by their students every day.
We didn't go through in our discussion and list where we disagreed and agreed on every issue, as that's something we've learned over working together for the past three years. Our disagreements are also pretty well documented in DC Council hearings, etc., but what we
