Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee in Britain: A false narrative - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Michelle Rhee in Britain: A false narrative - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Michelle Rhee in Britain: A false narrative

by Valerie Strauss

This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch, a research professor at New York University and author of the bestselling “The Death and Life of the Great American School System.” This first appeared on her blog.

By Diane Ravitch

You will not be surprised to learn that when Michelle Rhee went to England recently, she spoke of her great success in improving the D.C. public schools.

Her secret? Finding the best teachers and firing the worst teachers.

The only problem with her narrative is that it is not true.

Her IMPACT teacher evaluation system was imposed in 2009. Since then, the D.C. public schools have made little progress on state or national exams.

The D.C. public schools continue to have the largest black-white