Michelle Rhee adds anti-immigration state Alabama to her portfolio
Written by Karoli for Crooks and Liars. Read the entire post here.
“Alabama’s education system is underfunded and in need of reforms, but not Rhee’s flavor of reforms. To get a sense of who she really is, watch the video … where she admits she was a bad teacher while selling herself as a reformer.
And now she’s sold herself to Alabama as The Great Education Savior, under what can only be described as very strange and odd circumstances.“
Michelle Rhee & ALEC: joined at birth
Written by Karoli for Crooks and Liars. Read the entire post here.
“Let’s have a look at the parallels between Michelle Rhee’s priorities and ALEC’s.
- ALEC and Rhee support teacher evaluations in which fifty percent of the total score is comprised ofstudent test scores, the implementation of “mutual consent” transfer policies, and the weakening of teacher tenure (Rhee calls for its elimination);
- ALEC and Rhee support Parent Trigger legislation;
- ALEC and Rhee back alternatives to traditional teacher certification;
- ALEC promotes vouchers through means-tested eligibility or universally. Rhee favors
No welcome wagon for Michelle Rhee from Oakland protesters
Written by Katy Murphy for The Education Report. Read the entire post here.
“I’ll post a photo soon, but a large group of demonstrators picketed outside the downtown Oakland theater before the 8 p.m. event. Apparently, some of the protesters were allowed inside.”
Read all of the excellent comments– here’s one:
“CarolineSF says:
@Drew, Michelle Rhee is promoting fads backed by billionaires that actual educators and parents know are