STUDENTSFIRST CEO RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR FOREIGN STAFFED CHARTERS IN TN
So, let’s get this straight. The CEO of a billion dollar education nonprofit lobbying organization tries to influence a governor on an education bill while her ex-husband runs the state public schools system.
StudentsFirst CEO Michelle Rhee recently penned a letter to Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam requesting he veto a bill intended to restrict the number of foreign staff hired for charter schools in the state.
Rhee, who lives part time in Nashville and part time in Sacramento with her new husband, keeps pushing the possibility of illegality in her dealings. Her ex-husband Kevin Huffman is Education Commissioner for Tennessee.
Conflict of interest aside, why would Rhee want to weigh in on this particular bill? Could it be she