Examiner Local Editorial: Only a bureaucrat could love DCPS’ five-year plan

Published September 29, 2012 4:00am ET



After making national headlines for her union reforms and spending millions of dollars on teacher incentives, former DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee left a disappointing legacy. Less than half of students in the city’s 123 traditional public schools are proficient in reading and math, according to the 2012 DC Comprehensive Assessment System tests. Nearly half still drop out without graduating.

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