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Michelle Rhee to meet with governor, lawmakers next week | Get Schooled

Michelle Rhee to meet with governor, lawmakers next week | Get Schooled

Michelle Rhee to meet with governor, lawmakers next week

Michelle Rhee

Michelle Rhee

The House Education Committee and Gov. Nathan Deal will meet with former DC chancellor and education reformer of the moment Michelle Rhee next week.

Rhee now heads StudentsFirst, a group dedicated to education reform beginning with “evaluating teachers based on evidence of student results rather than arbitrary judgments.” With Georgia poised to reform its teacher evaluations as part of its Race to the Top commitment, Rhee will likely be talking about how best to do that with legislators.

Just received this formal announcement:

In lieu of our regular weekly meeting next week, the House Education Committee members