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Michelle A. Rhee (Korean: 이양희;I Yang-hui;, also known as Michelle A. Johnson, born December 25, 1969) is an American educator and advocate for education reform. She was Chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools from 2007 to 2010. In late 2010, she founded StudentsFirst, a non-profit organization that works on education reform.
She began her career by teaching for three years in an inner city school, then founded and ran The New Teacher Project, which in ten years recruited and trained more than 23,000 new teachers to work in urban schools.
Rhee was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the second of three children of South Korean immigrants Shang Rhee, a physician, and Inza Rhee, a clothing store owner. She was raised in the Toledo, Ohio area and educated in public schools, through the sixth grade. Her parents then sent her to South Korea to attend school for one year. Upon her return, they enrolled her in a private school because they felt the public school was lacking.
William "Bill" Maher (/ˈmɑːr/; born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, media critic, and television host. As a television host, he is well known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present). Maher previously hosted a similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect, originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC.
Maher is known for his sarcastic attitude,political satire and sociopolitical commentary. He targets many topics including religion, politics, bureaucracies, political correctness, and the mass media.
Maher supports the legalization of cannabis and same-sex marriage. His critical views of religion were the basis for the 2008 documentary film Religulous. He is a supporter of animal rights, having served on the board of PETA since 1997, and is an advisory board member of Project Reason. In 2005, Maher ranked at number 38 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. He received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 14, 2010.
Education activist Michelle Rhee offered three pieces of advice to students and stressed the importance of public education, great teachers, and advocating for kids. Rhee is the former chancellor of Washington, DC public schools and founder and CEO of StudentsFirst. Rhee spoke at Stanford Graduate School of Business as part of the View From The Top speaker series. More about the View From The Top speaker series: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/vftt All View From The Top videos: http://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC5C14B375A7F2FEA8 StudentsFirst http://www.studentsfirst.org/
Michelle began her career as a Teach for America corps member in Baltimore. In 1997, Michelle founded and led The New Teacher Project, which recruits and trains teachers to work in urban schools. From 2007 to 2010, Michelle served as chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools. Under her stewardship, D.C. schools experienced increases in student achievement, a rise in graduation rates and an upswing — for the first time in decades — in enrollment. "Working in education over the past twenty years, time after time I saw obstacles keeping kids from getting what they needed from their schools. Yes, there were challenges that were going to be difficult to overcome no matter what, but so many practices just didn't make sense and were completely within our power to change. When I tried to c...
Washington D.C.'s new superintendent Michelle Rhee promises to turn D.C.'s failing school system around. But she's facing some pretty big challenges and skepticism from a city that has heard promises from 6 superintendents in the last 10 years. Part 1 in our year-long series on leadership and school reform efforts. Be sure to watch the companion segment in New Orleans.
FRONTLINE's "The Education of Michelle Rhee" examines the legacy of the former Chancellor of Washington, D.C. public schools.
Founder of StudentsFirst and former Chancellor of Washington D.C. Public Schools, Michelle Rhee joined Paul Reville, a professor of Practice of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, for a conversation about the future of education policy. She spoke regarding the prevalence of standardized testing, emphasizing that no education reformer considers standardized tests to be an exhaustive measure of a student’s ability. She continued that the teacher would always look beyond mere test scores to gauge a student’s ability, yet standardized tests do provide the initial value of comparing where students stand. Maggie Williams, Director of the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, introduced the program.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/05/Transforming_the_System_An_Interview_with_Michelle_Rhee Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, shares some prominent moments in Teach For America and how they have affected her reform ideals. She describes her personal experience discovering and participating in the program. ----- Transforming the System: An Interview with Michelle Rhee with Eli Broad. - Aspen Institute Michelle Rhee is chancellor of DC Public Schools, a district with 50,000 students and 144 schools. She is also the founder of The New Teacher Project, a nationally recognized leader in developing innovative solutions to the challenges of hiring new teachers. As president and CEO of TNTP, Rhee partnered with school districts, state education agencies, non...
Once again, comedians like Maher, Stewart and Colbert seemed to be able to peel away the veneer of the rightwing's propaganda apparatus. Watch as Bill Maher dissects education agitator Michelle Rhee, March 15, 2013.
Aspen Ideas Festival, 2009. Washington D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee — one of the nation's leaders on reforming public education — discusses with philanthropist Eli Broad her efforts to reverse the decline of the schools in the nation's capital. Speakers: Eli Broad, Michelle Rhee The Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation's premier, public gathering place for leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times. Learn more at: http://www.aspenideas.org/ Follow us on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aspenideas Twitter https://twitter.com/aspenideas LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/channels/aspenideas You can also follow the Aspen Institute: Instagram http:...
Michelle Rhee a featured player in the new documentary "Waiting for Superman" discusses the movie, charter schools, school vouchers and are D.C. public schools good enough for high profile politicians' children. Should school vouchers be made available if a student is not selected to attend a charter school?
At the time of this interview, Michelle Rhee was the Chancellor of the Washington DC Public School system. Rhee tells why she chose an MPP degree over law school
Lenovo education lead Mike Schmedlen interviews Students First founder Michelle Rhee just before her keynote address at Lenovo ThinkTank. The 2011 installment of the conference took place July 11-13 at Georgetown University in Washington.
Michelle Rhee gained quite a bit of attention for her efforts to bring about change in the public schools of Washington, D.C. She spoke with 7 Action News anchor Jeff Vaughn at the 2013 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Michelle Rhee, author of "Radical: Fighting to Put Students First", talks education reform on Talkline.
Diane Ravitch and Michelle Rhee are panelists.
Manhattan Institute Event- December 15, 2010 Honoring: Michelle Rhee
Ideas for Tomorrow, Kevin Johnson & Michelle Rhee, Presentation 1-12-12
Michelle Rhee '92, a nationally recognized entrepreneur and champion of education reform, delivers the 2012 Olin Lecture, June 8 as part of Reunion Weekend.
Michelle Rhee '92, former Chancellor of Washington D.C. public schools, addresses the state of public schools and how necessary reform doesn't come easy.
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