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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think anyone can really say if Rhee would have done a good job or not.  She came in, began to do some housecleaning, only to have the entire system rise up and rebel against her, and so she left.

As I see it, the culture of corruption and dysfunction wanted to remain in place, it outnumbered her, undermined her at every turn, and ultimately ran her out of town.  And, given the testimonials from so many DCPS teachers about the money not reaching the classroom, there's not any way anyone can deny that those kinds of deep, systemic problems exist throughout the system, particularly at its highest levels.[/quote]

I disagree entirely.  The "system" did not rebel against her. She devised a new system -- making huge changes while she was here - new union contract, IMPACT, closed schools,  new hires and fires, etc, etc.

Her new system stayed intact with Henderson and Gray and continues today.  She spent tons of money on central office staff and consultants.  With her unprecedented power under mayoral control for the first time in DC history , she could have sent money straight to the classrooms and chose not to.  She cleaned out the "highest levels" - getting control to "fire at will" at central office and using the authority she already had to fire over half the principals.  The achievement gap has widened since she came.

It's very easy to say that Rhee was a failure.

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