http://www.metafilter.com/tags/dcpublicschools Posts tagged with 'dcpublicschools' at MetaFilter. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:19:32 -0800 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:19:32 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/77012/The%2DLady%2DChancellors%2DNightmare <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862444-1,00.html">"The thing that kills me about education is that it's so touchy-feely...if the children don't know how to read, I don't care how creative you are. You're not doing your job"</a>. Michelle Rhee is <a href="http://www.avoicecriesout.com/">polarizing</a>, inexperienced, abrasive, and young - and with urban school systems all over the country watching, she is trying to rebuild DC's <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/09/AR2007060901415.html">famously</a> troubled public school system (<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/interactives/dcschools/#fullseries">link</a> to full series). One of her bitterest fights has been a (stalemated) attempt to <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122731062221349277.html">break teacher union power</a>, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec08/dcschools_09-18.html">rewarding teachers for merit and achievement and getting rid of easy tenure</a>. With a test case so close to the White House, some see a <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/170362">potential bellwether statement</a> for the Democratic President-Elect's tone on education. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.77012 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:19:32 -0800 dc dcpublicschools education michelle michellerhee obama publicschools rhee schools peachfuzz