Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rhee's trail of destruction

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rhee's trail of destruction

Rhee's trail of destruction

by Mike Klonsky

Former D.C. Chancellor Michelle Rhee left a trail of devastation in her wake when she left town. In December, the contractor she hired to run Dunbar High School, was given the boot. And yesterday, an arbitrator ruled that the first 75 teachers Rhee fired must be given about $7.5 million in back wages and offered positions with D.C. Public Schools. It's estimated that with an average annual salary of $50,000, each teacher would cash in on $100,000 -- costing the school system $7.5 million while