StudentsFirst Issues Low Ratings On School Policies

StudentsFirst Issues Low Ratings On School Policies
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee (L) listens as Mayor Adrian Fenty speaks during a news conference October 13, 2010 at Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Rhee has announced her decision to down from her position and Fenty has picked Deputy Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to become the interim chancellor. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee (L) listens as Mayor Adrian Fenty speaks during a news conference October 13, 2010 at Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Rhee has announced her decision to down from her position and Fenty has picked Deputy Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to become the interim chancellor. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

In just a few short years, state legislatures and education agencies across the country have sought to transform American public education by passing a series of laws and policies overhauling teacher tenure, introducing the use of standardized test scores in performance evaluations and expanding charter schools.

Michelle A. Rhee says her group wants to create an "environment in which educators, parents and kids can operate."
Such policies are among those pushed by StudentsFirst, the advocacy group led by Michelle A. Rhee, the former schools chancellor in Washington. Ms. Rhee has generated debate in education circles for aggressive pursuit of her agenda and the financing of political candidates who support it.

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