Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee and the missing memo
Former D.C. Schools chancellor Michelle Rhee. (by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post )
There’s a new twist in the story about whether or not there was cheating on standardized tests in D.C. public schools during the period when Michelle Rheewas chancellor.
Journalist John Merrow, whose piece, “The Education of Michelle Rhee.” aired last week on Frontline, writes in this post on his blog about
… a missing memo, numerous attempts to unearth it using the Freedom of Information Act, confidential sources, apparently lost email, and new questions about Michelle Rhee’s decision not to investigate widespread erasures on an important standardized test during her first year in Washington, DC.
The four-page memo was written by
PTA criticizes Obama's call for more armed school guards
The National Parent Teachers Organization said today it was pleased with many of President Obama's new proposals to improve school security but that his call for more armed guards at schools "comes as a disappointment."
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Obama's proposals on school safety
Here's what President Obama proposed today to make schools safer as part of his expansive new initiative to reduce gun violence. This is from a White House statement detailing his plans:
MAKING SCHOOLS SAFER
We need to make our schools safer, not only by enhancing their physical security and making sure they are prepared to respond to emergencies like a mass shooting, but also by creating safer and more nurturing school climates that help prevent school violence. Each school is different and