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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, why do you guys care?  I wasn't here when Rhee was head of schools however, it appears to me that she has moved on with her life.  In my humble opinion, some posters should let this whole Rhee thing go, and move on with their lives as well.  All the hate is simply not healthy.[/quote]

Rhee's impact (no pun intended) is still being felt. While she has moved on, she has moved on to a role where she continues to influence education policy. Indeed, I just saw a report that her StudentsFirst organization is the largest political contributor in a recall election in Michigan where the organization has donated to an anti-union Republican (he's a family-values type who, as these things go, has just fathered an out-of-wedlock child with a staff member). I think it is entirely appropriate to have policy differences with Rhee. I simply don't understand why any criticism is always labeled "hatred" as if it has no rational basis.

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All this is making excuses retroactively.  Folks were unhinged at the mere mention of Rhee (and who now rarely mention Henderson, who is essentially Rhee II) four years ago weren't hating on her because she contributed to a recall election in Michigan less than a year ago.  And frankly, if I had Fenty / Rhee's experience, I'd probably be a lot more anti-public employee union as well.  They've seen first hand how teachers unions fight with every fiber of their being against needed reforms.  We were lucky to have snuck the reforms like IMPACT through before Parker was sent packing.  If Sanders had been president, we'd still be living in 1990--and DCPS would still be primarily a welfare society geared towards providing lifetime employment to PG County residents.[/quote]

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