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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEgo, Money and False Promises: Michelle Rhee’s Big Secret and the Collapse of Education “Reform”
http://www.alternet.org/education/ego-money-and-false-promises-michelle-rhees-big-secret-and-collapse-education-reformWhen Michelle Rhee left the center stage of the movement known as education reform, inquiring minds wanted to know why.
Was it because she didnt play well in the sandbox. Was it to solidify her and her husbands image as the next Bill and Hillary Clinton?
But heres one theory that no one seemed to consider: It was a good business decision.
Regardless of how you feel about Michelle Rhee, you have to admit she has been an adroit business person tapping into a growing market demand, using a clever publicity campaign to reach celebrity recognition, outmaneuver her competitors (such as teachers unions), and amassing significant amounts of capital to roll out a formidable new product, her organization StudentsFirst.
So its not beyond reasonable to wonder if Rhee got out of the business of education reform while the gettin was good and left StudentsFirst at a time when it has likely peaked in influence and may even be in decline.
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Ego, Money and False Promises: Michelle Rhee’s Big Secret and the Collapse of Education “Reform” (Original Post)
xchrom
Sep 2014
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KG
(28,752 posts)1. 'adroit business person'? try 'souless opportunist'
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)3. you left out greedy.
chervilant
(8,267 posts)4. And deceitful,
and ruthless, and disgusting.
sendero
(28,552 posts)2. It does seem like..
... a backlash against the privatization of public education is brewing. I think this is due to several factors, but chief among them is that these schools now have to justify themselves based on their records rather than promises. And their records have not remotely lived up to the promises they made.
Easy: making promises
Hard: actually educating children