Now Here Is a Balanced Discussion of Teachers Unions!
The Harvard Program on Education Policy and Governance is led by Professor Paul Peterson, an advocate for school choice. It would not be off the...
Category : Michelle
Richard Phelps Reviews Michelle Rhee’s “Reforms,” Ten Years Later, Part 1
A decade ago, Richard Phelps was assessment director of the District of Columbia Public Schools. His time in that position coincided with the last ten...
Richard Phelps Reviews Michelle Rhee’s Reforms, Part 2
Richard Phelps was in charge of assessment in the last year of the reign of Michelle Rhee as superintendent of the District of Columbia Public...
Michael Klonsky: The Return of General Tata
Do you remember General Tata? After a career in the military, retired Brigadier General Anthony Tata entered the Broad Academy in 2009, launching a new...
Peter Greene: The Meteoric Rise and Disappearance of Michelle Rhee
In thinking back over the past decade, Peter Greene realized that Michelle Rhee was one of its defining figures. For a time, she was everywhere....
Valerie Jablow: Teacher Attrition in D.C. Reaches Crisis Level
Since 2007, when the flamboyant Disrupter Michelle Rhee took charge of the schools of D.C. with an unlimited grant of power—no checks, no balances, no...
Tom Ultican: Beware of TNTP, a Core Element in the Destroy Public Education Movement
Tom Ultican has written a series of posts about the Destroy Public Education Movement. His latest post analyzes the nefarious role of TNTP in that...
Gary Rubinstein: The Missed Opportunity Myth
Gary Rubinstein has a keen eye for teacher-bashing disguised as research. In this post, he takes apart a new paper from Michelle Rhee’s old outfit...
G.F. Brandenburg on the Strange Case of the D.C. Editorialist Who Still Loves Michelle Rhee
G.F. Brandenburg cannot understand the Washington Post editorial writer Jo-Anne Armao. When Michelle Rhee started her job as chancellor of the D.C. schools in...
Bob Braun: Newark’s Schools, Cronyism, and Missing $$$$$
Bob Braun was an investigative reporter for the New Jersey Star Ledger for many years. After he retired, he began blogging and is a...