From the convention: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee on how Obama — or Romney — should change education
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee, thinks that Democrats have entered a new phase in their relationship with teachers unions. And she thinks a push by Republicans for local control of education is unquestionably wrong.
The new effort does not mean that Rhee, a Democrat, doesn’t have opinions about what’s happening on the
Michelle Rhee
A political – and often controversial – figure since she started as chancellor in 2007, Rhee will be spending this election season focused on state-level policies. She started her organization, StudentsFirst, to create a counterweight to union political pressure. The organization provides support to politicians of both parties who promise to work for statewide education reforms.The new effort does not mean that Rhee, a Democrat, doesn’t have opinions about what’s happening on the