Monday, October 4, 2010

'Superman' Up Against 'The Blob': The Rise And Fall Of Michelle Rhee - IBD - Investors.com

'Superman' Up Against 'The Blob': The Rise And Fall Of Michelle Rhee - IBD - Investors.com

'Superman' Up Against 'The Blob': The Rise And Fall Of Michelle Rhee

The likely ouster of Michelle Rhee,  chancellor of District of Columbia schools, shows the perils of placing the mantle of change in the hands of one...

The likely ouster of Michelle Rhee, chancellor of District of Columbia schools, shows the perils of placing the mantle of change in the hands of one... View Enlarged Image

Nobody is indispensable, and Superman lives only in comic books. The nation's public education system won't be reformed through more top-down mandates, vain attempts to nationalize the schools, or cheap sloganeering.

Lasting school reform requires the education dollar following the child, eliminating the bureaucratic "middle man" and restoring accountability at