Michelle Rhee: Education reform gaining momentum in Tennessee
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By Michelle Rhee Special to the News Sentinel Michelle Rhee is the CEO and founder of StudentsFirst, a grassroots bipartisan movement working to transform the nation's schools. She splits her time
Sunday, January 8, 2012
As a public school parent, I'm keeping an especially close eye on the efforts being made here to transform our education system. And, as a parent and someone who thinks about education policy daily for a living, I am so encouraged by the steps taken so far.
When Tennessee won the Obama administration's Race to the Top Grant — setting it apart from other states for its deep commitment to transformational change in education — the rest of the nation stood up and took notice. But Tennesseans, led by Gov. Bill Haslam, went beyond what was expected and enacted a broad swath of reforms in the last legislative session that will vastly improve our schools.
I'm often asked how Tennessee has managed to set itself so far apart from the pack,
