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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

‘Frontline’ will examine Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s D.C. legacy

‘Frontline’ will examine Michelle Rhee’s D.C. legacy:


‘Frontline’ will examine Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s D.C. legacy

Rhee (Susan Biddle/The Washington Post)


“Frontline,” the tremendously fabulous PBS news documentary program, will air an episode next month examining the legacy of former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.
The episode, titled “The Education of Michelle Rhee” and set to air Jan. 8, is billed as such: “FRONTLINE was granted unprecedented access to Rhee during her tumultuous three-year tenure as she attempted to fix a broken school system. As Rhee returns to the national stage, FRONTLINE examines her legacy in Washington, DC, including her battles with the teachers’ union and her handling of a cheating scandal in the District.”
That “unprecedented access” is the access that was given to reporter John Merrow, who