Michelle Rhee became a public face of education reform during her tenure
Michelle Rhee became a public face of education reform during her tenure as head of the District of Columbia’s schools, but she stepped down, several weeks after the man who appointed her, Mayor Adrian Fenty, was defeated in a Democratic primary where Rhee’s celebrated yet stormy tenure was a factor. Host Michel Martin speaks with Rhee, who says she will likely never lead a school district again.
Rhee is already being talked as a potential New Jersey education commissioner or Newark school superintendent after she leaves her current job on Oct. 31.