Michelle Rhee - Strategies For School Reform

Michelle Rhee has decided to tackle school reform throughout America. Her track record as chancellor of the D.C. public-school system was, and still is, polarizing. Her role as a spokesperson and advocate for a national movement, which she calls StudentsFirst and which was created to change education in ways that puts the emphasis, in her words, on students - rather than on teacher tenure and the unions that support teachers jobs at any cost. Rehee's movement is growing as fast as she can garner support from concerned parents, philanthropists and political leaders who are anxious to get on board with her concepts for the creation of a new paradigm for education in America.

If you are interested in finding out more about her background as an educator, and the movement StudentsFirst, you will probably want to read the December 13 issue of Newsweek. She has already created enough media attention over the last few months for Newsweek to make her this week's cover story. There is also lots of information about Michelle Rhee online, via You Tube and through various educational forums. Below is a link describing what happened in D.C. when she proposed a new teacher contract.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pii96AoTPw&feature=channel