Rhee Targets Teacher Seniority and Democratic Lawmakers in Sacramento Address « State of Emergency

Rhee Targets Teacher Seniority and Democratic Lawmakers in Sacramento Address « State of Emergency

Rhee Targets Teacher Seniority and Democratic Lawmakers in Sacramento Address

by Leonard Feldman

(Photo Center) Former D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee says she is setting her sights on teacher seniority in order to “protect good teachers” during a Friday evening forum in Sacramento’s Oak Park as (from l.) former D.C. Union Official George Walker, former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, and Rhee admirer Richard Whitmire look on.

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) 23 May 2011 — Former Washington D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee told more than 300 parents, teachers, and community members gathered in Oak Park on May 20 that her Students First organization aims to press lawmakers in California and around the United States to rescind laws that require seniority to be a determinant in layoffs of teachers.

Speaking at a monthly meeting of Mayor Kevin Johnson’s Stand Up for Great Schools at the Guild Theater, Rhee