Why is Washington in denial? Fear of Michelle Rhee’s wrath? An unwavering commitment to 2007’s great narrative about the fearless young reformer who “challenged failing schools and incompetent teachers”? I wish I knew the answer.
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Penetrating the Smokescreen
A great deal has happened since “Michelle Rhee’s Reign of Error” appeared in this space two weeks ago.
Michelle Rhee’s Reign of Error
With the indictment of former Atlanta School Superintendent Beverly A. Hall and 34 other public school employees in a massive cheating scandal, the time is right to re-examine other situations of possible illegal behavior by educators. Washington, DC, belongs at the top of that list.
The Missing Memo
What follows is the story of a missing memo, numerous attempts to unearth it using the Freedom of Information Act, confidential sources, apparently lost email, and new questions about Michelle Rhee’s decision not to investigate widespread erasures on an important standardized test during her first year in Washington, DC.
Meet Adell Cothorne
Adell Cothorne, the former DC principal who appears in our Frontline film, “The Education of Michelle Rhee,” was one of the few educators willing to speak on the record about the widespread erasures during Michelle Rhee’s tenure – and what she has to say is important.
Education Predictions for 2012
Is the year — with a Presidential election on tap — that we finally have broad discussions on the new role of public education?
Moving the chair, at Penn State and in education
John Merrow relates the current scandal at Penn State back to the broader field of education.
