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She raised hell in Washington. Might D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee be ideal for New York City.
A few questions here:
Much has been made about D.C. voters recently rejecting incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty over City Council Chair Vincent Gray – with the speculation that the Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, cost Fenty the primary. Fenty gave Rhee free rein three years ago to overhaul the city’s dismal schools.
The logic has escaped me for for several days now, and I still just don’t get it.
Maybe you can help me.
What good can possibly come out of keeping open 19 failing NYC schools?
The State Appeals court recently ruled against the City of N.Y that wanted to close the schools for low performing results, in favor of the United Federation of Teachers and the NAACP.
The court found that the city failed to provide statements fully showing the impact for closing the 19 schools. (In other words, not fully accounting for how the closures would affect the communities the schools are located in)