''Michelle Rhee, Inc.''
Written by Alan Suderman for the Washington City Paper. Read the original here.
“Billionaire Eli Broad told New York magazine that StudentsFirst planned to raise $50 million for start-up costs from 20 individuals and eventually spend $200 million a year. Those are jawdropping numbers at first blush, but not much of a stretch for Rhee when you consider her background.
That’s because a fair amount of Rhee’s time in D.C. was spent hitting up big-dollar philanthropists to help raise more than $60 million in private funds to help pay for a new contract that emphasized merit pay and de-
''As Michelle Rhee links arms with the right, allies worry''
Written by Suzy Khimm, for the Washington City Paper. Read the original here.
“For those who viewed Michelle Rhee as an anti-union bully, the past few months have offered lots of chances to say “toldya so.” Soon after resigning as the D.C. Public Schools chancellor in October, Rhee began appearing with Republican governors who were busily making war on public-sector unions.
But if longtime Rhee critics felt vindicated, another group has been less sanguine: left-leaning education reformers who worry that her moves could help tie education reform to a larger conservative agenda to crush