Lessons from Washington, DC School District

Written on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 2:01 pm by Mike
Filed under All Posts, Education.

TIME magazine, Nov. 26 edition, features Michelle Rhee, the controversial Washington, DC Chancellor of Education.

While the Washington, DC school district is more similar to the Rochester school district than Brighton, the article is well worth reading.  I suggest that it raises a number of issues that EVERY school district, urban or suburban, should give consideration:  Teacher effectiveness; Test scores;  Tenure…to name a few.

Click the link below to read the TIME article:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862444,00.html

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