Comments on: Things Get Messy With WaPo, Fenty, and DCPS

By: Strike that !

Strike that ! — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:13:31 +0000

GS 115C-325 ! 2 of 10 Americans believe the NCLB legislation should be continued without significant change ! Read manufactured Crisis ! Call Guskey and Marzano !

By: Unite

Unite — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:07:38 +0000

Courage ! Constitutional Basis,Article 1 Section 6 !GS 115C-335....! Thanks but no thanks on that contract ! Looks like a bridge to no where with a dead end street !Go get our capital's superintendent !Reports read she's been muzzled and not allowed to speak to the news !Decentralized decision making ! Rescue ships docking and music blasting.....O'Jay's !Rhee,know what you don't know ! Hire a superintendent and provide resources and support under PL 107-110 NCLB ! Per pubil funding taylored to buiding and needs of students.Ship name ? Democratic Spirited Fight ! "Never throw the first punch but always throw the last !" Mission ? Sink the Rhee NCLB 10% reinforcement ship and it's disruptive to the positive educational environment !

By: Ti n Man

Ti n Man — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:27:39 +0000

Teachers and principles yelling SOS in DC on Rhee's NCLB ship and need rescue boats ! Come in tower !Crisis bargain Twilight Zone contract in appeals ! "Throw the water Dorothy",said the Tin man."Help I'm melting !"Political interference viewing unfair application Abolishment Statute,DC code & 1-624-08.Rhee keeps hammering away at the democratic party ? Stay tuned for station identification ! Will Rhee reform re-write our Constitution and educational laws as she goes along ? Is there no administrative remedy in the real world ? Justice for both advantaged and disadvantaged ! Support building operations with resources !Hoist the lines and cut off their wind as we sink Rhee's NCLB 10% and amen !

By: Peace

Peace — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:09:57 +0000

Rhee NCLB and 10% ship is sinking ! Icebergs ahead !Meet all operational needs for school buildings with support and resources ! Get the educational budget on line for tax payers to see every dime !

By: Has the love affair ended? | The Chancellor's New Clothes

Has the love affair ended? | The Chancellor's New Clothes — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:36:11 +0000

[...] Mike DeBonisat at the Washington City Paper writes that the love festival between The Washington Post and the Rhee/Fenty machine appears to be straining. DeBonistat writes ‘the Post’s honeymoon has ended, at least on the news-reporting side’. [...]

By: Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:53:24 +0000

So Plan B is Rhee's, but a big component of plan B is Gist's rewrite of teacher licensing. Who on Rhee's staff sat in on the rewrite of licensing rules? Who from Reinoso's office? How involved were they in pushing decisions? Are they writing favorable rules so she doesn't have to negotiate?

By: Mike DeBonis

Mike DeBonis — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:31:11 +0000

1 and 2. Dunno if you can say Rhee was telling Gist what to do. From what Turque wrote, looks like several were consulted on this and Fenty made the final call. For all we know Reinoso was in on the consult. I don't have the FOIA return, so I can't say. In any case, Plan B is Rhee's baby--meant to solve her problems, not Gist's.

3. Political reasons. Probably because Vince Gray is scared of the WaPo editorial board slamming him for being anti-education if he touched the schools budget.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:39:15 +0000

Thanks. Since I have your attention I have three more questions:

1) Why is Rhee telling Gist what to do? Beyond the obvious she has the Mayor's ear and Gist doesn't.

2) Where's Reinoso in all of this?

3) On an unrelated topic, when the Council cut 09 funds beyond the 131 million why didn't they cut the department of education? The had a $4 million dollar increase for new programs which was the criteria to be on the chopping block.

By: Mike DeBonis

Mike DeBonis — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:59:31 +0000

Whoops I forgot a word or two. Try it again.

And Concerned? Yes to Part A, unknown for Part B.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:55:59 +0000

Was Labbe-DeBose the reporter Rhee complained about to the editorial board? Is that why she got transferred?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:46:34 +0000

I read this story twice and I am thoroughly confused.