Seriously funny caption contest of Michelle Rhee.

With an inside look at DC Schools the blog "DC Teacher Chic" has called it quits. The DC Teacher Chic posted a short message saying that due to a new job she must take down her blog for "professional reasons." It was a good run at 514 days ...

I just added three new blogs to the daily reading.  They are all DC teacher blogs. DC Teacher Chic, Harry Potter and the Urban School Nightmare, and The Washington Teacher

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Washington, DC Charter Schools are out performing DC Public Schools on standardized tests!  However, both schools are below the national average.

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 ...