Michelle Rhee in DC: Episode 1 - Pt 1

Washington D.C.'s new superintendent Michelle Rhee promises to turn D.C.'s failing school system around. But she's facing some pretty big challenges and skepticism from a city that has heard promises from 6 superintendents in the last 10 years.

Part 1 in our year-long series on leadership and school reform efforts. Be sure to watch the companion segment in New Orleans.

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Education

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• reform
• school
• leadership
• rhee
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[UCSDEngineerDoctor]

@robertmike57 Michele Rhee a fraud? and a crook? Dont you mean the teachers UNION?

[robertmike57]

@UCSDEngineerDoctor Michele Rhee is a fraud annd a crook. She got out of DC before getting exposed as trash.

[UCSDEngineerDoctor]

@robertmike57 UNIONs bankrupt GREECE, the UNIONs bankrupt GM, & will soon will bankrupt our kids education.

[UCSDEngineerDoctor]

@bbbbmer Michelle should be praised, the UNIONs should be in prison.

[bbbbmer]

And NOW we know the TRUTH about Rhee.

She cheating on performance scores both in her own classroom, where she abused children, and as head of DCSchools.

She was also found by an Inspector General to have 'fixed' allegations against now 'fiance' Kevin Johnson of child sexual abuse by offering payoffs to victims.

She's a corporate whore who should be in PRISON.... NOT running schools...

[robertmike57]

@lhikan12891 strongest teacher unions in the best performing states, weak unions with weak performing students. Waiting for Superman was bullshit

[lhikan12891]

For everyone here that is bashing Michelle Rhee I suggest you you watch the movie "Waiting for Superman." To get a full understanding of what our school systems are like, and what the teacher's union and government has done to our schools.

[lhikan12891]

@MsJanetWood Getting kids motivated to working is part of the job of being a teacher. It doesn't mater what type of student you have it is your job, as a teacher to have them leaving your classroom reading, writing, and able to do math at grade level. also "dedicated teachers" are the ones that are doing the above. Which means they have nothing to worry about. All you are doing and have done here is defend the teachers that are not "dedicated."

[karlsmith00]

@dkupke look at this fucking idiot.

she's "rude" for telling people the truth and wanting the system to work for kids, not for the stupid adults who have fucked everything up.

now, when a woman works hard and does the job, of course she's a bitch, which is negative. if it was a man, you'd be praising him for being tough. just shut up.

she wasn't hired for bedside manners. she was hired to raise scores--AND SHE DID. and stupid bitches like you need to shut up. now run along.

[EchoMike03]

@dkupke

LOL, so do you just go to every Rhee video and post the same paragraph? Just saw the same little comment on a totally different video concerning Michelle.

Try to be more original