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Education Reform
3:38 pm
Tue February 19, 2013

Michelle Rhee: A "Radical" On Education Reform

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Michelle Rhee, author of "Radical: Fighting To Put Students First?"

Michelle Rhee says our education system is failing. The founder and CEO of StudentsFirst and former chancellor of Washington, DC, public schools says she would rigorously evaluate teachers, end tenure and boost pay for high-performing teachers while firing the least effective. Her critics say her reliance on test scores and support for school vouchers would destroy the public education system. Michelle Rhee joins us for a conversation about students, standardized tests, teachers unions, charter schools and her new book, "Radical: Fighting to Put Students First."

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