Bee Eater Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation's Worst School District

Name: Bee Eater Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation's Worst School District
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ISBN: 9780470905296

ISBN-10: 0470905298

ISBN-13: 9780470905296

Edition: 2011

Authors: Richard Whitmire

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This book chronicles the life and work of the dynamic and controversial Michelle Rhee -- from her first teaching job in a West Baltimore classroom to her current position as chancellor of Washington DC public schools. Along the way, we also learn about the fundamental problems in our current education system, and -- most of all -- about the politics of leadership.When Rhee first arrived in Washington, she found a school district that had been so broken for so long, that everyone had long since given up. Her determination to turn the situation around, her encounters with community politics and long-simmering racial tensions, and her battles with central office bureaucrats and teachers unions…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 3/8/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.10" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



An (Asian) American Life



The Transformation Begins



Going National



Welcome to the Nation's Education Superfund Site



Closing Schools



Randi and Michelle



New Hires, New Fires



Up From the Foundations: The Challenge of High School Reform



Rhee's Critics Find a Winning Storyline



The Mayor's Race



Lessons Learned



What's Next?


Notes


About the Author


Index