Tag Archives: StudentsFirst

Michelle Rhee’s Pattern of Deceptive Marketing

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Just day’s after PBS reporter John Merrow blew the door off Michelle Rhee’s cover-up of widespread cheating that occurred on her DC watch, she looked for a like-minded crowd of education reform partisans for comfort and affirmation. What better place … Continue reading →

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Rhee, Stargel Got Some ‘Splainin’ to do About Those Parent Trigger Petition Signatures

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

NEW Tuesday morning update here (600AM CDT) Monday morning update here. MIAMI HERALD: On Sunday, The Herald/Times sent an email to each person who had allegedly signed the online petition. Of the 241 who responded, 212 confirmed their signatures…….But 29 … Continue reading →

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Rhee, Klein Now Giving Grades Out to States on Education Policy

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

CNN) – It’s hard to watch Robert Griffin III play football and not think about education policy. RG3, as fans call him, is a rookie who has been playing in the National Football League for all of 18 weeks, but … Continue reading →

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Violence, Abuse Documented at Florida, Pennsylvania For-Profit Schools

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

The school privatization juggernaut – cloaked under a shroud of false benevolence (It’s about students first) – received some indefensible bad press this weekend in two state’s key to their movement. First from Florida in an Alexandra Zayas story in … Continue reading →

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The Nation’s Most Powerful Pro-Voucher, Pro-Charter School Group Applauds Tony Bennett’s Florida Appointment

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

From MELODIKA.net: The American Federation for Children—the nation’s voice for educational choice—today praised the appointment of outgoing Indiana state superintendent Tony Bennett as Florida’s next education commissioner. Bennett, who is serving in his last month as state superintendent of public … Continue reading →

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Among Michelle Rhee’s Florida Endorsements – Democrat Representative Ron Saunders

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

Nestled among the predictable list of charter school friendly – or owners in three cases – is one democrat, Rep, Ron Saunders from Key West, who faces a tough primary Tuesday against Dwight Bullard. To privatization hacks like Rhee, Saunders … Continue reading →

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Rhee Continues Florida Cash Flow

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Michelle Rhee has continued to distribute cash into Florida politics. On top of last week’s list, Rhee has followed up with two more. * On 7/27/12 Rhee’s StudentsFirst contributed $5000  to the PAC belonging to Rep. Erik Fresen (R-Miami) Floridians … Continue reading →

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Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst Has Made Campaign Contributions to 12 Florida Legislators and One Curious 527

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

The kerfuffle caused by Michelle Rhee’s Florida reps call for Astroturf commenting in blogs isn’t the only activity by her empire. Rhee’s StudentsFirst made 12 different $500 contributions to Florida legislators during a period which began 11/18/2011 an ended on … Continue reading →

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Michelle Rhee’s Laughable Attempt to Insert Herself Into Florida High-Stakes Test Fight

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

From Rhee’s controversial StudentsFirst web site: (For background information, please read this recent Tampa Bay Times opinion editorial by speaker-designate Will Weatherford of the Florida House of Representatives where he discusses the importance of accountability and testing.) Florida has led … Continue reading →

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How Democrats Are Abandoning the Most Vulnerable in Our Public Schools

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

One wonders what late Senator Ted Kennedy would make of the current school reform movement. The senate icon, who is widely seen as the father and champion of special education in the nation’s public schools, died in 2009 before folks like Michelle … Continue reading →

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