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Colbert Considers Hiring Former D.C. Schools Tsar Michelle Rhee (VIDEO)

Colbert Considers Hiring Former D.C. Schools Tsar Michelle Rhee (VIDEO)

Colbert Considers Hiring Former D.C. Schools Tsar Michelle Rhee (VIDEO)

by Aimee Deeken, posted Dec 2nd 2010 8:10AM
Michelle Rhee Talks Jobs on 'Colbert Report'Then chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools, Michelle Rhee featured on the cover of 'Time' about two years ago in a piece on reforming the nation's public schools. Now she's unemployed.

She explains why on 'The Colbert Report' (weeknights, 11:30PM ET on COM). "My boss, Adrian Fenty -- who was the mayor of D.C. -- lost his election, so that means I lost my job."

Rhee is still figuring out her next career move. "You ever thought of being a correspondent?" asks Stephen Colbert. She answers politely, "I'd be very interested in joining the team."