Teachers union responds to Rhee
American Federation of Teachers spokesman John See emails:
Neither StudentsFirst nor anyone connected with Michelle Rhee's activities ever actually contacted us about RheeFirst.com. Had they, we would have responded. What's the big deal? RheeFirst.com has been up since March, tracking what Michelle Rhee has said, what she has done and how the media have covered her. All the studies and articles on RheeFirst.com are well sourced and documented.
It's revealing that StudentsFirst's spokesperson calls RheeFirst.com an attack site—yet doesn't challenge any of the facts on the site. That's because RheeFirst.com aggregates articles raising fair and legitimate questions about Michelle Rhee's agenda. Much of this information can't be found on Michelle Rhee's official website, such as her work with