Test Gains at Michelle Rhee’s Favorite School Possibly Fabricated
Mistakes were made... just not counted. (photo: dweebydude5)
Michelle Rhee, the former DC schools chief, has a perception of being results-oriented. She doesn’t have personal animus toward teacher’s unions, she just feels that the best way to improve learning for students is to engage in policies that allow her to elevate the best teachers and fire the worst. The rights of the student come first. It’s all about results.
So it’s very revealing to see this story in USA Today, hinting that the high performances in the classrooms Rhee oversaw may have been altered:
