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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]phenomenally poor results before and after Rhee[/quote]

I really don't understand all the Rhee-bashing.  The books made it to the classrooms for the first time in recent history, the pace of renovations increased dramatically, [/quote]
Actually, the major renovations began before she arrived, and Allen Lew is the person usually credited with their success.
[quote]special ed accommodation was improved, the number of families willing to stay in the district once their kids reached school age grew, charters seeking better results for students began to be encouraged not thwarted.  [/quote]
Rhee's responsibility was DCPS, period.  The organization overseeing both charters and DCPS is OSSE.  Rhee's job was in fact to promote DCPS instead of charters (not that I'm saying she did that great a job of it).  And if you want to judge her by the company she keeps, remember that her patron Fenty flagrantly violated laws requiring that charters get right of first refusal for excessed DCPS buildings.  (That's probably why the very limited polling data we have shows charter parents overwhelmingly voting for Gray over Fenty.)
[quote]Her attitude/personality seems to be the thing that burns people, rather than actual results.  Tell me why you disagree.[/quote]
I disagree with specific points you've made, but I'm genuinely glad to see someone sticking up for Rhee on this board.  What other successes of hers can you point to?  And do you think she made any permanent improvements, or has everything in DCPS backslid since her departure?[/quote]

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