Ex-Washington, D.C., schools chief Michelle Rhee gives take on education
Michelle Rhee isn't the least bit shy expressing her beliefs about what's wrong with modern public education.
Even if she has to embarrass her daughters a little to get her point across.
PHOTO BY NIKKI BOERTMAN
BUY THIS PHOTO »State Sen. Mark Norris (left) and Floyd Hammer help package 20,000 meals for Mid-South families Sunday during a 90-minute challenge at the Southern Legislative Conference at The Peabody. The 65th annual meeting continues through Wednesday morning.
Rhee, the controversial former Washington, D.C., schools superintendent, spoke Sunday in Memphis to the education committee members of the Southern Legislative Conference.
The 65th annual meeting, which continues through Wednesday morning, was expected to bring as many as 2,000 legislators and staff members from 16 states. This year's chairman is state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville.
In her 90-minute talk, Rhee said three things need to be
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