KQED Frontline January 9, 2013
Michelle rhees journey to National Prominence began in 2007. Washington dc had just inaugurated a new mayor, adrian fenty. He had won a landslide election and promised to fix the districts abysmal School System. The lack of real opportunity for young people drives our unemployment rate, it drives our crime rate, and we cant have that. This is the nations capitol of the United States of america. We shouldnt have the worst School System. We should have the best. Are you ready . All right. Almost everyone expected fenty to choose a seasoned veteran to turn the schools around, but he chose a virtu...