History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
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Why 'Waiting for Superman' premiere was chilling
- 09-17-2010
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Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post
D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee used the occasion of the D.C. premiere of the “Waiting for Superman” documentary -- which portrays her as the educational Joan of Arc -- to blast D.C. voters yet again for daring to reject her style of school reform. In front of a star-studded audience -- Washington D.C. stars, that is: legislators, government policy makers, journalists, political movers and shakers, etc. -- Rhee trashed the majority view of the electorate, which tossed out her patron, Mayor Adrian Fenty. Disagreeing with the vote is one thing; accusing voters of doing something stupid is something else. (more…)
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