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My Conversation With Michelle Rhee

Posted: 03/28/11 06:12 PM ET
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Earlier today, I spoke with former Washington, DC school chancellor Michelle Rhee about a wide-range of subjects including a front-page USA Today story this morning questioning the validity of test scores in DC.

The full conversation airs Tuesday night on PBS.

 
Earlier today, I spoke with former Washington, DC school chancellor Michelle Rhee about a wide-range of subjects including a front-page USA Today story this morning questioning the validity of test sc...
Earlier today, I spoke with former Washington, DC school chancellor Michelle Rhee about a wide-range of subjects including a front-page USA Today story this morning questioning the validity of test sc...
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Richard Whitmire: Why Rhee Remains at the Core of the Controversies

Until Rhee's opponents can effectively paint her as a cheat/fraud/failure, it is likely we will see more governors and Republican-controlled legislatures unleash Rhee-style reforms.
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