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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Makes Her Mark $ | NBC Southern California

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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Makes Her Mark $

Former D.C. schools chancellor sets up shop in Sacramento




It's been more than a year since the state Assembly passed AB5, a hotly disputed measure meant to change the way California's public schoolteachers are evaluated. It's been in the legislative deep freeze ever since. But the bill, which has raised labor's ire, is being thawed out in the closing weeks of the legislative session.
And guess who's wading into the controversy?
Michelle Rhee, whose focus on teacher accountability has drawn the wrath of the powerful teacher unions.
During her nearly four years as chancellor of the Washington D.C. public schools, Rhee was a lightning rod for controversy. She pushed hard-nosed reforms that focused on teacher qualit