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Governor’s Education Adviser Swept Up in D.C. Scandal | Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Governor’s Education Adviser Swept Up in D.C. Scandal | Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Governor’s Education Adviser Swept Up in D.C. Scandal

Following a USA Today investigation, Michelle Rhee's integrity is in question.
(Photo by Iris Harris, U.S. Department of Commerce.)

By Ralph De La Cruz
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

These days, everything seems to be coming apart for Gov. Rick Scott.

Even his once-vaunted appointment of Michelle Rhee as his education adviser seems … well … unfortunate.

Rhee, one of the stars of the film Waiting for Superman is a proponent of the corporatization of education — you know, the movement to fire and financially squeeze teachers, tie pay to test