This program was made by possible by support from the Annenberg, The Eli and Edythe Broad, Bill & Melinda Gates, William and Flora Hewlett and Wallace Foundations.
What happens when a troubled school district hires a new, inexperienced and self-proclaimed rule-bender as superintendent?
Washington’s new superintendent, Michelle Rhee, promises to turn D.C.’s failing school system around. But she faces deep skepticism from a city that has heard promises from 6 superintendents in the last 10 years.
In this episode, we meet Michelle Rhee and see how she’s dealing with some of her challenges: what she calls a “bloated and unresponsive” central office, dilapidated facilities, and test scores that rank below nearly every other urban school district in the country.
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October 2, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Larry Haynes says:
I caught Monday’s feature. Will this young, idealistic superintendent last the year in the D.C. schools?
I sure liked her and her attitude. At least she knows what’s supposed to happen in a classroom.