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Jersey Jazzman: Why The F#@& Does Anyone Listen To Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee?!

Jersey Jazzman: Why The F#@& Does Anyone Listen ToFailed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee!:


Why The F#@& Does Anyone Listen To Michelle Rhee?!

Is it too much to ask that the next time anyone writes a piece about Michelle Rhee they include a look her record as an educator? Take this latest puffery from The Atlantic:
Rhee, the controversial former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor known for her hard-charging style, has worked with Republican governors to push her reform ideas in states across the country. Her ongoing pitched battle with the teachers unions has put her at odds with one of the Democratic Party's most important traditional constituencies.
That's it - that's all you will learn about Michelle's Rhee's career as an educator form this piece: she was "hard-