Thursday, June 30, 2011

Rick Scott and Michelle Rhee praise charter that just got an 'F'

Rick Scott and Michelle Rhee praise charter that just got an 'F'

Rick Scott and Michelle Rhee praise charter that just got an 'F'

Photo Credit:AP Photo/Alan Diaz

Written by Kathleen McGrory, for the Miami Herald. Read the original here.

“When Gov. Rick Scott unveiled some of his education policy proposals with school-choice celeb Michelle Rhee this January, they paid a visit to a second-grade class at Florida International Academy in Opa-Locka to showcase the successes of school choice.

Oops.

The school rankings are out. And the academy’s new elementary school just got an F.

The middle school, though, earned a B. Last year the middle school was an A. Before then