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The Answer Sheet - The problem with Rhee’s successor in D.C

The Answer Sheet - The problem with Rhee’s successor in D.C

The problem with Rhee’s successor in D.C

The new permanent chancellor of D.C. schools is going to be Kaya Henderson, to no one’s surprise, and this, to her supporters, is a great thing because she is, as they say, Michelle Rhee without Michelle Rhee.That means that Henderson, who was Rhee’s deputy and is interim chancellor, will carry on Rhee’s controversial reforms but will do it without the I-know-everything-so-don’t-question-me management style with which Rhee ran the city for 3 1/2 years before she resigned last October.Therein lies the problem.