The District's public schools chancellor, Michelle A. Rhee, recently made news [front page, Oct. 13] for suggesting that she wants the authority to fire ineffective teachers. Of course, students deserve good teachers, but any plan to rid the system of bad teachers must be fair or it will be blocked...
The Right Way to Oust the Wrong Teachers
The District's public schools chancellor, Michelle A. Rhee, recently made news [front page, Oct. 13] for suggesting that she wants the authority to fire ineffective teachers. Of course, students deserve good teachers, but any plan to rid the system of bad teachers must be fair or it will be blocked...