http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862444-1,00.html
Currently, a third of DC public school children attend public charter schools, and at the current growth rate, approximately one-half of the district's students will choose to attend public charters schools within the next ten years. Traditional schools are feeling significant competition. Time Magazine reporter Amanda Ripley writes how reform-minded D.C. Chancellor of Schools Michelle Rhee is responding to challenges in the district and her methods for improving traditional public schools. Rhee has promised to make Washington the highest-performing urban school district in the nation. She is attempting to do this through a focus on finding and rewarding strong teachers, getting rid of incompetent ones, and weakening the tenure system that keeps bad teachers in the classroom.
Source: Time Magazine
Date: 11/26/2008
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