Critics view the problems, particularly the attendance issue, as an indictment of the entire data-driven evaluation system instituted a more than a decade ago when then-Mayor Adrian Fenty took over the school system and appointed Michelle Rhee as the first chancellor. Rhee's ambitious plan to clear out dead wood and focus on accountability for teachers and administrators landed her on the cover of Time magazine holding a broom. But now analysts question whether Rhee's emphasis on performance metrics has created a monster.... Top NewsAnother find from Fiorillo:
Good to finally see, even if you have to go al the way to the very last paragraph to see the name Michele Rhee mentioned... Still, articles like this will be the coffin nails of test-based "reform" ---- Michael FiorilloFrom day 1 of the ed deform miracles those experienced in working in schools knew they were bullshit.
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20180617/92fb606c-ea5e-4e9d-a1a5-c330cacf73dd
By ASHRAF KHALIL
From Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As recently as a year ago, the public
school system in the nation's capital was being hailed as a shining
example of successful urban education reform and a template for
districts across the country.
Now the situation in the District of Columbia could not be more different. After a series of rapid-fire scandals, including one about rigged graduation rates, Washington's school system has gone from a point of pride to perhaps the largest public embarrassment of Mayor Muriel Bowser's tenure.
This stunning reversal has left school
administrators and city officials scrambling for answers and pledging to
regain the public's trust.
Now the situation in the District of Columbia could not be more different. After a series of rapid-fire scandals, including one about rigged graduation rates, Washington's school system has gone from a point of pride to perhaps the largest public embarrassment of Mayor Muriel Bowser's tenure.