This Week In Education: Update: Union Defends Anti-Rhee Website, Attacks Rhee Secrecy

This Week In Education: Update: Union Defends Anti-Rhee Website, Attacks Rhee Secrecy:

Update: Union Defends Anti-Rhee Website, Attacks Rhee Secrecy

by Alexander Russo

Confronted with news planted published in Politico that RheeFirst was an anonymous attack vehicle secretly created inside the AFT, the teachers union has now responded that there's nothing secret or untoward about the site: "RheeFirst.com has acted as a truth squad, and that's what it will continue to do so." See statement below. The site's "about page" lists no connection with the union and has a gmail.com contact listed. The AFT statement also includes a call for StudentsFirst to release its anonymous donor list. Yet another reason to bring back the old AFT blog and let the AFTies duke it out openly day in and day out.

Statement from the American Federation of Teachers

On RheeFirst.com

WASHINGTON—Neither StudentsFirst nor anyone connected with Michelle Rhee's activities ever actually