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Friday, September 28, 2012

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee writes about Chicago? Really?

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee writes about Chicago? Really?:


Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee writes about Chicago? Really?

I guess with all eyes on Chicago, Broom Lady Rhee just couldn't resist. But her Washington Post piece, "Chicago teachers strike underscores shift among Democrats" is so full of lies and misinformation that Rhee simply fulfills her own caricature.

You don't have to read very far to find the first lie.

Rhee's piece begins: "I am a democrat because I believe in the party's principles..." OK, that's not exactly a lie but she should have qualified that statement with, "I'm a