DC School Chancellor Michelle Rhee has made the cover of Time.  More on the story.

Sticking with DC Schools we move now to prostitution.  Looks like DC Schools are telling students why they shouldn't go into the prostitution business other than it's illegal!

Michelle Rhee is once again in the spotlight.  This time there is a article on ABCNews.com and is called " Controversial Leader Tries to Reform D.C. Schools  - Chancellor Faces Fight With Teachers Over How to Improve D.C. Schools".  You can find it here.

...the District needs to completely rethink its approach to preventing school violence, with a better trained security force but also by teaching students to manage conflicts before they spiral out of control. The Washington Post has more on this including video.  These are good steps in a time that more security ...

Serious question today!  Why don't DC teachers or the Union want performance based bonuses? They are all set against this type of bonus model.  Are these teachers just in the system to earn there time and then retire?  When the Union and the teachers refuse performance bonuses it tells me ...

Top 10 Signs Your School District Isn’t Really The Greatest. [Title: Thank God We’re Not Washington, D.C.]

Will the Obama's send their kids to DC public schools?  This article is calling for Mr. Obama to live up to his words and do so.  But if you were President of the United States would you enroll your kids in a district where 88% of Eight Graders Can’t Read?

Last night the city council and school chancellor Michelle Rhee sat down to have a discussion about the school budget.  At times the meeting got a bit heated (from reading what happened) and the Washington Post has a really good write up.  What caught my eye was Marion Barry's comments, Council ...

DC School Chancellor Michelle Rhee is asking the DC council to transfer $100 Million in existing funds and to match more money to help with budgets and a teacher shortage. Maybe she should remember that she fired 750 teachers/aids before the start of the school year and is paying ...

Last night while on the way home with my girlfriend we got talking about DC students getting paid to show up to school.  One question we both had had was about taxes.  As you all know some DC students can make up to $200.00 every two weeks just for showing ...