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Michelle Rhee

A DIFFERENT CHANCELLOR |  Michelle Rhee was appointed to take over the troubled D.C. school system in June 2007. During her tenure Rhee has garnered both praise and criticism for her radical tactics.


D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee (By Sarah L. Voisin -- The Washington Post Photo)

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At hearing, teachers assail Rhee over layoffs
Union members, parents and community activists packed the D.C Council chambers Thursday morning for Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee's first detailed account of the teacher layoffs and budget cuts that have placed her under the heaviest political fire of her 28-month tenure.
 

Rhee's Report Card

Two Years of Hard Lessons

A look at the first two-years of Michelle Rhee's tenure.

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VIDEO | Rhee talks to members of the D.C. Council about the system's problems with truancy.

Early Career

Baptism by Fire Vulcanized Rhee

A look into the career of Michelle A. Rhee before D.C. schools.

The Toughest Job

Rhee: 'I Want to Set the Record Straight'

Teachers are the solution to the vexing problems facing urban education.

Rhee Takes Charge of Students

Delighted by Dollars

D.C. students get rewarded with checks.

Making every child count: D.C. schools go all out for enrollment audit, in hopes long decline may end (Post, October 29, 2009)
 
Rhee has asked how to regain teachers' trust, principals say (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Major changes at 2 troubled D.C. schools (Post, October 26, 2009)
 
Prayers over priorities in D.C. (By Colbert I. King, October 24, 2009)
 
D.C. teacher contract talks still stuck: Fallout from layoffs is cited, with no bargaining sessions set (Post, October 21, 2009)
 
D.C. SCHOOLS: Anger Over Layoffs Vented in 18-Hour Hearing (Post, October 18, 2009)
 
The Pain and the Gain for D.C. Schools (Post, October 18, 2009)
 
Unions Want Probe Of Layoffs by Rhee (Post, October 17, 2009)
 
EDUCATION: Charter School Enrollment In the District Is Up Again (Post, October 16, 2009)
 
Big Gains For District On National Math Test: Md. Change Small; Va. Scores Stagnant (Post, October 15, 2009)
 
Schools Pay When Rhee Snubs Donors (Post, October 15, 2009)
 
Why Michelle Rhee Has to Play Tough (By Richard Whitmire, October 14, 2009)
 
No Use In Studying For This Test (By Courtland Milloy, October 14, 2009)
 
For McKinley Students, a Lesson in Disappointment: Staff Layoffs Moved Them to Get Involved, but D.C. Politics Soured the Experience, Seniors Say (Post, October 14, 2009)
 
D.C. Teacher Honored in February, Sacked in October (washingtonpost.com, October 12, 2009; 5:04 PM)
 
Myths About Paying Good Teachers More (By Thomas Toch, October 11, 2009)
 
Did Rhee Overplay Her Hand or Seek A Showdown? (Post, October 11, 2009)
 
Pink Slip for a First-Year Teacher (By Jodie Gittleson, October 11, 2009)
 
Protesters Decry Layoffs in D.C. Schools: AFL-CIO Chief Vows Support, Calling Rhee's Move 'Union Busting' (Post, October 9, 2009)
 
'Feels Like My Heart Has Been Broken': New and Veteran Teachers in D.C. Stunned By Their Dismissal, as Well as Handling of It (Post, October 8, 2009)
 
D.C. SCHOOLS: Union Contests Layoffs of Teachers in Court (Post, October 8, 2009)
 
Council Resolution Would Support Student Protesters (Post, October 8, 2009)
 
John Kelly's Washington: At the Checkout Lane, Helping Hart Middle Is as Simple as Sliding a Card (By John Kelly, October 7, 2009)
 
Students Protest Teacher Layoffs: D.C. Council Members Offer Support (Post, October 6, 2009)
 
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