Download The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes On the Nation's Worst School District AudioBook Free
Hear the within story of the maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style.... Hailed by Oprah as a "warrior woman for our times", reviled by instructors unions as the opponent, Michelle Rhee, outgoing chancellor of Washington DC general public schools, is among the most questionable face of university reform. She's made an appearance on the cover of Time magazine, and is currently highlighted as a hero in the documentary Holding out for Superman. This is the tale of her trip from good-girl little girl of Korean immigrants to tough-minded political game-changer. When Rhee first found its way to Washington, she found a university district that were so destroyed for so long, that everyone possessed long since given up. The book has an inside view of the union battles, the school closings, and contentious community politics which may have been the main topic of intense general public interest and controversy, plus a rare check out Rhee's upbringing and life before DC.
- Rhee has been highlighted in the documentary Holding out for Superman
- Rhee's tale points to a brand new way of handling school improvement
- Addresses fundamental problems in our current education system, and the politics of control
