If D.C. politics are like middle school, then Michelle Rhee is the most popular girl at the big dance: “I’m looking at lots of different options right now,” the recently resigned schools chancellor said Tuesday afternoon.
When asked about her next move, Rhee told CNN, “I haven’t decided that yet.” As for running another school district, Rhee said she will “potentially” fill those shoes.
Rhee publicly resigned on Oct. 13 in the wake of Mayor Adrian Fenty’s loss in the Democratic mayoral primary to Council Chairman Vincent Gray, who long criticized Rhee’s blunt leadership style and whose victory Rhee called “devastating” just a day later. Many viewed the election on Rhee’s reforms, which centered on closing underperforming schools and firing teachers rated ineffective during classroom observations.
Would she have done anything differently? “Absolutely,” said Rhee, although she added, “Our failures were not failures of policy. Our failures were failures of politics and communication.”
“It shouldn’t be a lesson to politicians in other communities you shouldn’t move as aggressively as we did.”
