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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

How Does Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Sleep at Night? « Diane Ravitch's blog

How Does Rhee Sleep at Night? « Diane Ravitch's blog:

How Does Rhee Sleep at Night?

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The latest report on Michelle Rhee shows her collecting millions of dollars from Wall Street financiers, assorted billionaires, and mega-foundations, all to redesign American education as she sees fit. www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-education-rheebre84e1oa-20120515,0,7834441.story

She has become a convenient vessel for the most rightwing governors who want to dismantle public education and reduce the teaching profession to at-will employees.
How can she sleep at night knowing that through her efforts, millions of teachers will live in fear and insecurity, knowing that their job depends on their students’ scores on lousy tests? That’s quite a legacy.
How can she sleep at night, knowing that she is promoting for-profit