Michelle Rhee

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Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, a lobbying organization aiming to fix education through grassroots organizing. She was the chancellor of Washington, D.C. public schools from 2007 to 2010.

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Michelle Rhee Wants to Spend $1 Billion Fixing Education

How — and why — she created her new interest group, students first.

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Teach for America’s Most Influential Alumni

Ahead of Teach for America’s 20th-anniversary alumni summit in February, a look at the influentials who have emerged from the ranks of TFA vets.

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Michelle Rhee Announces Launch of an Education-Reform “Movement”

Students First, her new interest group/political lobby, will push her brand of change–and seek to raise $1 billion for the cause.

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What CSR and Nonprofit Leaders Are Reading – Part II

Want to know which business leader is reading <em>Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?</em> and who’s reading <em>The Iliad</em>? See <a href="//www.fastcompany.com/1682520/business-csr-and-nonprofit-leaders-what-they-read-ndash-part-i#dsq-comment-69445146" target="_blank">Part I</a>. Let’s see what some other leaders in business, CSR, and nonprofits have been reading this summer.

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Update: Michelle Rhee vs. the D.C. Teachers’ Union

An update on Michelle Rhee and her struggle against teacher’s unions.

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CSR 2010 Resolutions and Predictions From Business And Social Sector Leaders: Part I

With a plethora of challenges (and opportunities) facing our world, I wondered what resolutions and predictions business and social sector leaders would make for 2010. So I asked people who have a wide variety of perspectives, all of whom are deeply involved in understanding and addressing vital issues facing local and global communities.

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Michelle Rhee: Partnering With City Year DC to Tackle Dropout “Catastrophe”

Washington, D.C.’s public school system has 45,000 students and an abysmal dropout rate of about 50%, typical of large cities. With a goal to remedy this dropout “<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/bia.saving.desmond/index.html">catastrophe</a>” (Gen. Colin Powell’s term), while being constrained by a tight economy, D.C. Chancellor <a href="//www.fastcompany.com/blog/jeff-chu/inquisition/michelle-rhees-wake-call-obama-vs-mccain-education">Michelle Rhee</a> is looking to–in her words–“leverage opportunities for the greatest change.”

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The 12 Most Creative Minds Of 2008

Culled from the pages of Fast Company magazine, this year’s top creative minds take risks, spur ideas, and represent a masterful force driving nearly every facet of business forward. Meet the 12 most creative minds of 2008.

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Obama and McCain Fight Over A Woman

As the two presidential candidates fight over vouchers and charters in their third debate, DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee gets a shout-out. Where was she? “Asleep,” she says. But she dismisses any talk of her becoming the next Secretary of Education as “ridiculous.”

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Fixing Washington D.C.’s School System

No one is attacking Washington, D.C.’s stagnant culture more boldly than Michelle Rhee, head of the city’s failing schools. Is there a lesson here for our nation’s leaders?

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The Al Gore Interview: Full Transcript

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The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat

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How The Next Generation Of West Virginians Are Building A Way Out Of The State’s Coal Economy

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Ice Cube Is Betting Big On The Future Of Three-On-Three Basketball

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This Nike Ad Subtly, Respectfully Celebrates Pride Week

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Showtime’s “More Than T” Profiles 7 Transpeople Who Transcend That One Letter

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Amazon Just Patented A Drone Skyscraper

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This Beautiful Replica Of The Moon Is Floating Around London

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13 Courtroom Drawings That Captured History

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The Al Gore Interview: Full Transcript

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Everyone Secretly Hates Your “Friendly Reminder” Email

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Michelle Rhee

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Michelle Rhee Wants to Spend $1 Billion Fixing Education

How — and why — she created her new interest group, students first.

Teach for America’s Most Influential Alumni

Ahead of Teach for America’s 20th-anniversary alumni summit in February, a look at the influentials who have emerged from the ranks of TFA vets.

Michelle Rhee Announces Launch of an Education-Reform “Movement”

Students First, her new interest group/political lobby, will push her brand of change–and seek to raise $1 billion for the cause.

What CSR and Nonprofit Leaders Are Reading – Part II

Update: Michelle Rhee vs. the D.C. Teachers’ Union

An update on Michelle Rhee and her struggle against teacher’s unions.

CSR 2010 Resolutions and Predictions From Business And Social Sector Leaders: Part I

Michelle Rhee: Partnering With City Year DC to Tackle Dropout “Catastrophe”

The 12 Most Creative Minds Of 2008

Culled from the pages of Fast Company magazine, this year’s top creative minds take risks, spur ideas, and represent a masterful force driving nearly every facet of business forward. Meet the 12 most creative minds of 2008.

Obama and McCain Fight Over A Woman

As the two presidential candidates fight over vouchers and charters in their third debate, DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee gets a shout-out. Where was she? “Asleep,” she says. But she dismisses any talk of her becoming the next Secretary of Education as “ridiculous.”

Fixing Washington D.C.’s School System

No one is attacking Washington, D.C.’s stagnant culture more boldly than Michelle Rhee, head of the city’s failing schools. Is there a lesson here for our nation’s leaders?

Ideas

The Al Gore Interview: Full Transcript

The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat

How The Next Generation Of West Virginians Are Building A Way Out Of The State’s Coal Economy

Entertainment

Ice Cube Is Betting Big On The Future Of Three-On-Three Basketball

This Nike Ad Subtly, Respectfully Celebrates Pride Week

Showtime’s “More Than T” Profiles 7 Transpeople Who Transcend That One Letter

Co.Design

Amazon Just Patented A Drone Skyscraper

This Beautiful Replica Of The Moon Is Floating Around London

13 Courtroom Drawings That Captured History

Fast Company

The Al Gore Interview: Full Transcript

Everyone Secretly Hates Your “Friendly Reminder” Email

Ice Cube Is Betting Big On The Future Of Three-On-Three Basketball