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<![CDATA[Hey. Nicholas Kristof and Michelle Rhee! Teachers Are the Keys, Not the Roadblocks to Reforming Schools]]>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-brown/hey-nicholas-kristof-and_b_178124.html
Nicholas Kristof's effusive essay on DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee left me with a sour taste. Here are a few snippets from Kristof's piece, in which he touts Rhee as gutsy and clear-eyed, and deserving of President Obama's firm support. (Marks of emphasis are mine.)
...Ms. Rhee, 39, who became Washington's sixth school superintendent in 10 years, has ousted one-third of the district's principals, shaken up the system, created untold enemies, improved test scores, and -- more...
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2009-03-23T14:50:00-04:00