Rhee’s Maine legislation called an ALEC bill cut and paste
Rhee is pushing voucher, school choice and other corporate education legislation.
Written by Steve Mistler for the Sun Journal. Read the entire article here.
“Critics of the bills have also accused the administration of essentially cutting and pasting the legislation from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a corporate funded organization that drafts model legislation.
The bills are supported by StudentsFirst, a nonprofit organization founded by former D.C. chancellor of public schools Michelle Rhee. According to lobbying records, StudentsFirst has dispatched two lobbyists to advocate for the bills.
The LePage administration has dubbed its education initiative ‘Students First.’
Meanwhile, unions representing teachers, superintendents and school boards are lining up to oppose the proposals. The bills are also opposed by the Maine Municipal Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.”
Written by Steve Mistler for the Sun Journal. Read the entire article here.
“Critics of the bills have also accused the administration of essentially cutting and pasting the legislation from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a corporate funded organization that drafts model legislation.
The bills are supported by StudentsFirst, a nonprofit organization founded by former D.C. chancellor of public schools Michelle Rhee. According to lobbying records, StudentsFirst has dispatched two lobbyists to advocate for the bills.
The LePage administration has dubbed its education initiative ‘Students First.’
Meanwhile, unions representing teachers, superintendents and school boards are lining up to oppose the proposals. The bills are also opposed by the Maine Municipal Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.”
Michelle Rhee’s six figure television buy in CT
Written by Kathleen Megan for The Hartford Courant. Read the entire article here.
“[Rhee announced an] advertising campaign is a ‘six-figure television buy’ that includes broadcast and cable ads in the state’s major markets.
… ‘Why should CT citizens want to import outsiders like Rhee, when there are so many solid ideas for education reform right here in our own state? Why did the Florida legislature recently work in a bipartisan effort to reject Rhee’s proposals? These are the kinds of questions everyone who cares about public education should consider as we work to ensure high-quality schools for all students who need to compete in a global economy.‘”
“[Rhee announced an] advertising campaign is a ‘six-figure television buy’ that includes broadcast and cable ads in the state’s major markets.
… ‘Why should CT citizens want to import outsiders like Rhee, when there are so many solid ideas for education reform right here in our own state? Why did the Florida legislature recently work in a bipartisan effort to reject Rhee’s proposals? These are the kinds of questions everyone who cares about public education should consider as we work to ensure high-quality schools for all students who need to compete in a global economy.‘”