Michelle Rhee, the education reformer recently confirmed as D.C.’s schools chief, announced yesterday that the district will not continue to stand for bad teaching. This morning’s Examiner reported Rhee’s vow:
That’s some sorely needed tough talk in a city famous for its failing schools. But the school district’s unionized teacher policies make it almost impossible to toss a bad teacher, so much so that Washington City Paper created a board game documenting the process.
Rhee seems to understand as much:
Let’s hope the Washington Teachers Union doesn’t stand in the way.