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Mayor's fiancee brings tough-on-education talk to Sacramento

  • 05-25-2010
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By Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee

Controversial education reformer Michelle Rhee brought her get-tough-on-education stance to Sacramento on Monday, saying schools need to be run like Fortune 500 companies, but with student achievement replacing capital.  The fiancée of Mayor Kevin Johnson acknowledged her reputation as a callously outspoken chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools system.  "I am someone who does not mince words; I don't spare feelings," said Rhee, speaking to the Sacramento Press Club downtown. (more...)

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