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Michelle Rhee, with her fiancee, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, today announced a national education campaign called Save Great Teachers.
Mayor Johnson accompanies Rhee for launch of education campaign
Published: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 - 12:20 pm
Last Modified: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 - 12:26 pm
Mayor Kevin Johnson is in Washington, D.C., today with education reformer Michelle Rhee for the launch of a national campaign aimed at eliminating "last in, first out" policies that base teacher layoffs on seniority.
The announcement came at a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Johnson is the founding chair of the group's Public School Task Force.
"We have to eliminate old policies that satisfy adult needs, but have absolutely no bearing on
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