District’s school union slams Rhee’s firing of principals
Washington, D.C. (Map, News) – Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s axing of dozens of school principals was “random and arbitrary,” according to the union representing the school leaders. …
… One affected leader, Park View Elementary School Principal Charles Harden, has been in the D.C. Public Schools system for 29 years. Harden started as a teacher and moved up the ranks.
He told The Examiner that during his nine years leading Park View the school hit federal standards every time but once.
This year he expects the school to meet required benchmarks again, he said.
During his tenure, Park View was noted for its exceptional handling of special education, he said.
D.C. to outsource troubled schools to private firms
Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee refused to say which company or companies would take over or how much would be spent to privatize.
But Rhee has been meeting with six firms, including St. HOPE Public Schools, whose leader, Kevin Johnson, is her friend. The other companies Rhee has met with are Belford Academy High School in New York, D.C.-based Friendship Public Charter Schools, Institute for Student Achievement in New York, Mastery Charter Schools in Philadelphia and Talent Development School in Baltimore.
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