Pete Tucker, an independent journal is in DC,criticizes The Washington Post for its failure to cover the scandals of the Rhee-Henderson era.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_582f468ce4b08c963e343e70
Tucker writes in HuffingtonPost that the Washington Post has a long history of giving favorable treatment to Rhee (I would add,more in their editorials than their news pages).
Tucker is disturbed that the Post swept the latest scandal under the rug.
“The newspaper’s latest effort comes on the heels of Henderson being censured for soliciting donations from city contractors, including one accused of serving kids spoiled food and stealing millions. (That contractor, Chartwells, reached a settlement with the District in 2015, agreeing to pay the school system $19.4 million.)
“The donations Henderson secured were directed to the DC Public Education Fund, which she controlled. (The Post also contributed to the fund but failed to disclose that.)
AP’s Ben Nuckols broke the story in April. The Post then followed up with their story, tucked away on page B4 of the Metro section.
“This week’s story–on Henderson being censured by D.C.’s ethics board — was even harder to find. “The WP buried the story on the Obituaries Page B6!!!!” former DCPS guidance counselor Sheila Gill-Mebane wrote on Facebook.
“The Post’s story wasn’t just hard to find. While other news outlets highlighted the censure in their headlines (“Former DC Schools Chief Censured Over Ethics,” read one), the Post kept it in smaller script.
“This is just the latest example of the Post downplaying the Rhee/Henderson era’s serious shortcomings and scandals, which have included: widespread cheating on standardized tests; the widening of an already vast achievement gap; shortchanging ‘at risk’ students; and lead in schools’ water.”
Rhee was interviewed by Donald Trump for the position as Secretary of Education. Some of Trump’s allies oppose Rhee because she supports the Common Core, which Trump vowed to eliminate, but also because she would insist on testing and accountability for charters and voucher schools.
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Headed down the wrong path if Rhee becomes the next Secretary of Education
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Rhee will rheally up the ante by demanding that schools use duct tape instead of masking tape on student’s mouths. That is after she buys stock in duct tape companies.
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I like Henderson for one reason: she pushed back when the whole ed reform chorus credited charter schools for DC gains. She stuck up for the much-maligned and unfashionable public school sector.
In ed reform circles breaking ranks even to that extent is amazing. It never happens.
I think it is the only time I have ever heard any ed reformer say anything even remotely positive about public schools. I admired her for that.
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Breitbart’s Bannon doesn’t like Rhee-Henderson which means if she doesn’t get the job, someone that is anti-public schools and for elimination of the Federal Department of Education and all oversight or regulating of charter schools by the Federal government so that private companies will be beholden to no one and can write their own ticket and if kids can’t read, or can read but don’t know to not put other people in ovens just because they are different, oh well… the Breitbart’s Bannon will tell you it is all okay – and there won’t be anyone to disagree – so in a way… all will be well… sort of. Is this really okay with all of us? Sigh! She’s horrible, I agree, but being pragmatic, let’s be heads-up on this… unless someone is pushing someone else that has a chance… we had perhaps best be pragmatic and prepare to fight another day? BAT’s and others should be approaching Mrs. Rhee-Henderson and her circle now in the unlikely hope a few persons can become emplaced, for show from the Trump-Rhee perspective, but to stay in the loop from the perspective of those that are strong public education proponents – Mrs. Rhee changed here spots somewhat in 2013 and it is not impossible that with someone such as JVH, for example, that
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Who is JVH?
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