A new “campaign,” spread the Merrow memo. Will do. Here it is. Also, I must note that in 2011, we broke a little news here about Rhee concerning her extensive speaking fees. So, this is what all those folks were paying thousands of dollars to hear, from someone who can’t even remember if they received […]
This messed up Atlanta cheating scandal is so f-ed, and here’s why?
April 1, 2013 By 2 Comments
No links, no serious analysis. But you know what? They have a $7.5 million dollar bond out on this woman, and are indicting two or three dozen others. Look at these people, they’re going to jail now? Michelle Rhee is going to walk away from all of this squeaky clean. And Students First isn’t going to […]
Michelle Rhee Needs a Head Shrinker…
March 16, 2013 By 11 Comments
…so, here I am! (Disclaimer: I am not a psychologist, but I play one on the Internet. The following is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as an official diagnosis, even though I know I’m totally right.) This probably isn’t healthy. Perhaps I should find a new hobby, before people start to […]
“Because It Is My Name!”
February 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
Inside the beltway gossip about new secretary of education
November 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
Here is a piece from the insider rag Politico on the speculation surrounding new cabinet appointments. To the interested reader here, the USDE nominations are mentioning Rhee as a possibility. Talk about something completely tone deaf and asinine. I have not heard anything else, but I’m not an insider. But I have to say, if […]
My comment to @educationnation: carpetbaggers, all of ‘em. @mharrisperry
September 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
I put this on their Facebook page last night. Not sure if it’s still there. I refuse to put this thing on. I need to keep my blood pressure down. I did hear about the line-up. Never before do I see such a rag-tag collection, as the comment states, of charlatans in my life. A […]
Another very trusted eyewitness account of silence and discrimination at #NEARA2012
July 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With all of the attacks from right-wing conservatives, both the NEA and AFT are on notice from pro-labor union folks like myself, and all of the authors on this website: discontinue reinforcing traditional power structures and executive, top-down hierarchies and welcome fresh faces, new leadership, and a diversity of views. Read and weep for labor’s, […]
An article from The Nation on Hilary Rosen’s lobbyist ties merits mention of the #rhee documents I released @rheefirst
April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This came as an interesting surprise today, via the Nation: — SKDKnickerbocker represents consulting for Students First, a lobbying group aimed at destroying collective bargaining, and replacing public education with a mix of charters, private schools, and online learning companies. According to documents revealed the blog At The Chalk Face, Students First helped craft bills in Michigan to break teachers unions […]
An interesting image of Michelle Rhee, is that you @rheefirst?
March 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
Brandenburg on the devastating irrelevance of #VAM, but will “they” listen?
March 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
#DCPS and their highly “rigorous” #IMPACT #teacher #evaluation, and perhaps #Rhee’s most fantastic legacy
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Inasmuch as we should be suspicious and skeptical of the current spate of teacher evaluations, there’s really not that much to fear because they’re really not all that good. Now, I wholeheartedly disagree basing evaluations on test scores, which is really what’s happening, we shouldn’t kid ourselves. Even if you had a 50/50 evaluation, the […]
@john_merrow blames teachers’ unions as potential “creator” of Rhee. Hmm.
Diane Ravitch reported this. Then, Fred Klonsky got in on it, who should be respected for his positions on teachers’ unions. Merrow made his comments thusly: And finally U created her. “U” is my shorthand for teacher unions. This is simple physics: “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” The “Michelle Rhee” phenomenon […]