Rhee's new digital educorp mission is a ''future of failure''

Rhee's new digital educorp mission is a ''future of failure''

Rhee's new digital educorp mission is a ''future of failure''

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Written by Shely Blake-Plock for the Baltimore Sun. Read the entire article here.
“Michelle Rhee is back in town.

This time it is as a “grass-roots” activist who only wants to put children first. Surely many of her fans in the testing industry think that’s really at the heart of what they are doing. They look at failing public schools and they see reason for change.

As a teacher and as a parent of three public school students, I look at the type of change they are advocating for and I see the future of failure. …

For most children, the key to success will continue to be sharp critical skills, strong connections, effective communication and the nerve to be creative and entrepreneurial. The difference is that we are living at a time in which all of those skills are defined by one’s proficiency in connected media. Furthermore, for students facing

''Phony accountability in Rhee's D.C.'' Written by Valerie Strauss for the Washington Post. Read the original here. *“What is going to happen to the D.C. school system for failing to keep its promise to the federal government in its successful Race to the Top funding? * *First, the ...