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September 15, 2010Michelle Rhee Might Leave Washington, D.C. What Would It Mean For The City's Schools? | The New RepublicPosted by Willian SmithMichelle Rhee: Education Visionary or Community Bully Now that Adrian Fenty has lost the Democratic nomination for Mayor of D.C. what will happen in November if his replacement decides education reformist and Schools Superintendent Michelle Rhee is not the right woman for the job? Fast track to fail [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Joe. My. God.: Pro-Gay DC Mayor Adrian Fenty LosesSend by JoeFenty already has ruled out taking the GOP line on the ballot. The mayor's defeat comes despite the fact that a recent Washington Post poll showed 56% of Washingtonians happy about the direction of the city. But other community leaders, [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010D.C. Elects New Mayor Vincent Gray; Fenty Out After One Term ...Send by NewsOne StaffChallenger Vincent Gray took the early lead over Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty in the District of Columbia's Democratic primary Tuesday, results showed, and is projected to become the new Mayor of the District Of Columbia with 30 [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010NEWS: Adrian FentySend by AsifWhile the election didn't hinge solely on education, a large part of the mobilization against Fenty was prompted by the hard-edged way in which Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee pursued her strategies ? including closing schools and [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 14, 2010D.C. Wire - Fenty Completes Nation's TriathlonPosted by Willian SmithMayor Adrian M. Fenty completed the Nation's Triathlon this morning, less than 48 hours before Primary Day polls open. He finished in about 2 hours [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010Does Fenty And 39s Defeat Mean Rhee And 39s Exit? RainbowsPosted by Willian Smith?I'm leaving town for my honeymoon, so we can both take some time to think a little bit, and when I come back, I will talk to him and see where his head is [...] [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 15, 2010V+V Endorses: Adrian Fenty For The Mayor Of The District Of ...Send by Cactus Jack?Last December, according to multiple sources, [D.C. Mayor Adrian] Fenty kicked a trash can, slammed a door, and screamed, ?I'm the fucking mayor,? after learning that some much-hated New Jersey Avenue NW billboards were being removed [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010Fenty Defeat Means D.C. School Reform Experiment Pretty Much Over ...Send by Katherine Mangu-WardDC schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has a habit of speaking bluntly. And after DC Mayor Adrian Fenty was defeated in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010?Special To The Times? ? Superintendent Maria Goodloe-JohnsonPosted by Willian SmithSeattle Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson has an op-ed in yesterday?s Seattle Times about the new teacher?s contract, ?Much work needed to build on Seattle?s groundbreaking contract.? What a surprise! There has been such a parade of fawning and blinkered (and downright inaccurate) editorials and [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 15, 2010D.C. To Be PCRM?s Test Market For McDonald?s Attack AdPosted by Willian SmithStarting tomorrow, the D.C. market will play guinea pig to a commercial by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine that, in essence, blames Mickey D?s for the high number of heart disease-related deaths in the District. I?m sure the tobacco industry loves this ad. According an article in t [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 15, 2010Fenty Supports Gray As D.C. Mayor, Won't RunSend by www.wtopnews.comWASHINGTON - D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty says he will support his opponent, Vincent Gray, as the Democratic nominee for mayor and won't campaign as a write-in candidate. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Other Nations Outclass U.S. On EducationPosted by Willian SmithIn every town in America, the back-to-school rush is on, reports CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod. In Croton, N.Y., the Arturo brothers are already cracking the books. Related posts: Higher Debt: Education Department reports student loan default rates jumped in 2008 Publishing giant makes $400M ed [...] Rating: ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010Vincent Gray Grays Adrian Fenty Hopes Of Second Term Mayor-ship ...Posted by Willian SmithVincent Gray, DC Council Chairman has grayed the hopes of DC Mayor Adrian Fenty to become the mayor of the City for second time. DC Mayor Adrian Fenty is. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 15, 2010Fenty And Rhee Vs. The Union The Enterprise BlogSend by Frederick M. HessNo one should be surprised that the WTU is charging Fenty and Rhee with inadequate efforts to build trust, forge consensus, or win buy-in. The surprising thing, for me, is that perfectly sensible observers so frequently seem to take [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 15, 2010Fenty Officially Concedes, Will Support Gray In General ElectionSend by dcist.comMayor Adrian Fenty addressed the media outside his campaign headquarters this morning and said that he had officially conceded the mayoral primary race to Vince Gray. "Washington, D.C., is doing some fantastic things right now, and we both want those fantastic things to continue," said Fenty, who also defrayed rumors that he would challenge Gray in November's general election as a Republican or [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010How Adrian Fenty Lost In Washington, D.C. - Jack & Jill PoliticsSend by rikyrahOne afternoon in late June, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's political advisers invited their boss to a downtown conference room to report an unsettling development: Focus groups commissioned by the campaign were saying that Fenty's [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Adrian Fenty's Loss Is Both Obama's And Education Reform's - The ...Send by Dana GoldsteinAdrian Fenty's defeat puts Washington, DC's aggressive school reform efforts, spearheaded by schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, on the chopping block?and is a lesson for the president from voters. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Gray Defeats FentyPosted by Willian SmithWhile the vote remains unofficial, the current tallies put Gray 9000 votes ahead of Fenty with nearly 90 percent of the precincts counted. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Michelle Rhee 2010 ? Fenty On Michelle Rhee; DC Teachers' ContractPosted by Willian SmithFenty on Michelle Rhee; DC Teachers' Contract The Politics Hour (April 9, 2010): DC Mayor Adrian Fenty said that in his opinion, DC. [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Wallpaper World: Adrian Fenty Pics | WikiSend by BharatFenty parents are athletes and their own Fleet Feet, an athletic shoe store in DC near Adams Morgan. Adrian Fenty,Columbia, In 1997, Fenny late lawyer Michelle Cross escaped. Michelle Cross Fenny working for Inter-American Development [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Michelle Rhee's Future In Doubt After Fenty Loses D.C. Primary ...Send by Dakarai AaronsThe future of District of Columbia Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is uncertain after her boss, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, lost yesterday's Democratic primary to challenger Vincent C. Gray, the D.C. Council chairman. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
September 16, 2010Is Radical School Reform Over?Posted by Willian SmithIs radical school reform over? I share Hanna Rosin?s deep disappointment in the outcome of her city?s mayoral election last night, which she writes about on Slate?s Double X blog today (and, rest assured, has nothing to do with the Tea Party). I have never lived in D.C., in fact, I live on the other [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |
September 18, 2010NJ Left Behind: Lessons From The Fenty LossSend by NJ Left BehindAnd not even for Fenty, because he'll be fine, too. It was devastating for the children of Washington, D.C.," Rhee said during the discussion. "The biggest tragedy that could come from [the] election results is if the lesson that people [...] Rating: ![]() ![]() Rate up / Rate down |