Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the Washington D.C. schools and now the CEO of Students First, will be featured in a Frontline documentary in January. Find more details here.
Rhee's now Sacramento's First Lady, and remains a controversial figure in education. She received much praise for what were perceived great gains in the D.C. schools during her tenure, but those gains came into question later when it was discovered that the erasure rate in exams throughout the district was higher than normal.
Rhee was featured in "Waiting for Superman" and promoted "Won't Back Down," a dramatization of parents taking over a school. She's a personality worth knowing, so mark your calendars.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
"Won't Back Down" -- let's go to the movies!
Well, by now you've probably heard the buzz: the movie "Won't Back Down" is coming to a theater near you Sept. 28.
The film portrays two moms, one a teacher, and their quest to reform their children's school using "parent trigger" a controversial law that allows parents to demand wholesale reforms -- including the conversion of their school into a charter -- if they gather enough signatures. Read more about it here.
The movie's garnered a lot of attention already, given how controversial "parent trigger" has been. The law exists only in a handful of states, including California, but so far, the only group of parents to enact it in Adelanto, Calif., continues to fight with the their school board so they can pick a charter operator. Here's the latest news.
A reader came up with the idea. Why not have a screening of the movie in Monterey and then discuss it?
Well, how about it?
My bosses gave me the green light, so now I'm trying to see if we can host a "viewing" at a local theater. It would be fun to meet afterwards and talk about it. What do you all think?
The date's rapidly approaching, and it may be too soon to organize an event. If it's not possible, we could always host a live chat some other time. Unfortunately, I'll be out of town for a conference on Sept. 28.
I hope we can make this happen. It'd be an amazing educational opportunity!
The film portrays two moms, one a teacher, and their quest to reform their children's school using "parent trigger" a controversial law that allows parents to demand wholesale reforms -- including the conversion of their school into a charter -- if they gather enough signatures. Read more about it here.
The movie's garnered a lot of attention already, given how controversial "parent trigger" has been. The law exists only in a handful of states, including California, but so far, the only group of parents to enact it in Adelanto, Calif., continues to fight with the their school board so they can pick a charter operator. Here's the latest news.
A reader came up with the idea. Why not have a screening of the movie in Monterey and then discuss it?
Well, how about it?
My bosses gave me the green light, so now I'm trying to see if we can host a "viewing" at a local theater. It would be fun to meet afterwards and talk about it. What do you all think?
The date's rapidly approaching, and it may be too soon to organize an event. If it's not possible, we could always host a live chat some other time. Unfortunately, I'll be out of town for a conference on Sept. 28.
I hope we can make this happen. It'd be an amazing educational opportunity!
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