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[quote=Anonymous][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.

[b]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. [/b] 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]

This statement is just bizarre. Who longs for a culture of dysfunction? I know many great teachers and staff members who once supported Rhee, only to realize that her policies were misguided and short-sighted. They didn't stop supporting her because they wanted corruption and dysfunction. They stopped supporting her because while her policies may have been "bold," they weren't effective. [/quote]

You are terribly naive if you think there aren't people who are milking the system - crony contracts, nepotism, no-show jobs and so on.  Why do you think it is that DC spends more per student than any other school district, yet so little actually makes it to the classroom?  It is that establishment who will resist anyone who threatens that status quo, it is they who resist anyone who might make waves like Rhee.  It's been that way for decades.[/quote]

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