Considering Rhee’s very controversial background running the Washington, DC school system that included allegations of a widespread cheating scandal, she seems an odd choice to run the Department of Education:
President-elect Donald Trump looks on as Michelle Rhee, a former chancellor of Washington, D.C., schools, and her husband, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, leave Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. [Sacramento Bee]President-elect Donald Trump will meet Saturday with Michelle Rhee, a Democrat and former District of Columbia public schools leader who is considered in the running for secretary of education.
Rhee will meet with Trump, a Republican, at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., where he is also meeting with former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, purportedly being considered for secretary of state.
Jason Miller, Trump communications director, confirmed the Rhee meeting Saturday morning with FoxNews.com.
Like Trump, Rhee has been a supporter of school choice, backing some public money for charter schools while the D.C. schools chancellor from 2007 to 2010.
Trump’s School Choice Policy released in September calls for his incoming administration to “immediately” redirect $20 billion in federal funds to school choice — in the form of block grants for an estimate 11 million school-age children living in poverty. [Fox News]
“Considering Rhee’s very controversial background running the Washington, DC school system that included allegations of a widespread cheating scandal, she seems an odd choice to run the Department of Education.”
But she also wasn’t afraid to kick sub-par teachers to the curb – even if they were tenured. It takes some balls to do that in a town that’s 95% Democratic.
@Guitard, she may be for firing teachers, but critics have said that helped lead to the cheating scandal with educators feeling under siege to protect their jobs. Just like with any profession there are crappy teachers out there that should be held accountable for poor performance. However, I think the problem with education has much more to do with culture and parenting then the teachers.
“Considering Rhee’s very controversial background running the Washington, DC school system that included allegations of a widespread cheating scandal, she seems an odd choice to run the Department of Education.”
But she also wasn’t afraid to kick sub-par teachers to the curb – even if they were tenured. It takes some balls to do that in a town that’s 95% Democratic.
@Guitard, she may be for firing teachers, but critics have said that helped lead to the cheating scandal with educators feeling under siege to protect their jobs. Just like with any profession there are crappy teachers out there that should be held accountable for poor performance. However, I think the problem with education has much more to do with culture and parenting then the teachers.
There are plenty of sources of problems. Gotta address them one at a time… And fire any teacher who has to cheat.