Behind the Headlines: Ms. Rhee’s court vindication

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Ms. Rhee’s court vindication
11/25/09 | The Washington Post

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D.C.’s Braveheart
Winter 2010 | Education Next

A D.C. judge has upheld School Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s dismissal of hundreds of teachers this fall, rejecting the claim made by the Washington Teachers Union that the budget shortfall was manufactured and merely a pretext to allow Rhee to fire older teachers. In an article appearing in the Winter 2010 issue of Ed Next, June Kronholz profiles Michelle Rhee and describes her ongoing battles with the teachers union.

June Kronholz updated her analysis of Rhee’s situation in Backlash Against Teacher Firings in D.C. Tests Rhee’s Political Strength, which appeared on the Ed Next blog.

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