By Joseph Serna
March 27, 2013, 8:25 a.m.
Former District of Columbia schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has partnered with Republicans and Democrats to challenge teacher union power and use student test scores in union negotiations.
Join us at 9 a.m. as we discuss Rhee's policies and effect on educators in California and beyond with Times reporters Howard Blume and Michael Mishak.
Rhee can seem pitch perfect in the role of outraged parent and education reformer, distilling complex policy debates into bare-knuckled banter.
In her world, as she recently told crowds in Los Angeles and Sacramento, teacher seniority protections are "whack," principals can be "nutty" and charter schools can be "crappy." Such frank talk has made the controversial former teacher a celebrity and potential political powerhouse.