Michelle Rhee, the former Washington, D.C. schools chancellor and the longtime public face of the education "reform" movement, makes no secret of the fact that her nonprofit organization StudentsFirst backs Republican politicians. In 2012, the self-described Democrat's group threw its support behind conservative candidates in state legislative races around the country, overlooking many GOPers' extreme stances on issues like abortion and LGBT rights in its quest to elect candidates who subscribed to the group's agenda of increasing the number of charter schools, weakening teachers' unions and tenure protections, and reinforcing an approach to education that emphasizes high-stakes standardized testing.
Michelle Rhee’s Favorite Wingnuts: A Look At The Gop Candidates The Education “reformer” Is Backing
Luke Brinker, Salon: Politics
Fri, 10/31/2014 - 3:02pm
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