The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation's Worst School DistrictISBN: 978-0-470-90529-6
Hardcover
296 pages
February 2011, Jossey-Bass
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Preface v
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
1 An (Asian) American Life 7
2 The Transformation Begins 25
3 Going National 45
4 Welcome to the Nation’s Education Superfund Site 65
5 Closing Schools 93
6 Randi and Michelle 107
7 New Hires, New Fires 131
8 Up from the Foundations: The Challenge of High School Reform 157
9 Rhee’s Critics Find a Winning Storyline 171
10 The Mayor’s Race 191
11 Lessons Learned 201
12 What’s Next? 227
Notes 245
About the Author 263
Index 265