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Comment on Michelle Rhee’s Salary and SFER Funding – Some (Minor) Corrections by Michelle Rhee in the poor house? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Michelle Rhee in the poor house? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:41:07 +0000

[...] that to the queen’s estimated salary of $200,000.00 and additional $50,000.00 speaking fee along [...]

Comment on Michelle Rhee’s Salary and SFER Funding – Some (Minor) Corrections by Rhee’s “Gravy Train of Hypocrisy – @ the chalk face

Rhee’s “Gravy Train of Hypocrisy – @ the chalk face — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:29:51 +0000

[...] Oh, and herself, since she pays herself somewhere between $125,000-$200,000 a year for running her corporate educatio… [...]

Comment on Pearson and McGraw-Hill Lobbying: CA, FL, NY and TX by are test companies trying to capitalize on the adoption of the common core? | lederr

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:54:19 +0000

[...] big on lobbying in four critical states — New York, California, Texas, and Florida. Here’s a small table he made laying out the millions Pearson is spending (i could not copy the graphic for just [...]

Comment on What’s with StudentsFirst’s Board? by David Coleman Will Change the SAT to Align with Common Core | Diane Ravitch's blog

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:11:11 +0000

[...] was a founding board member and treasurer of Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst, along with Jason Zemba, who led the writing [...]

Comment on Michelle Rhee’s Salary and SFER Funding – Some (Minor) Corrections by Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:26:04 +0000

Thanks for this, Ken. Rhee’s income from her StudentsFirst salary is most likely only a small part of her income, however. There are reports of very large fees for speeches, and she’s got this book coming out. SF may drive her “brand,” but she likely makes her real money from other activities.

Comment on What’s with StudentsFirst’s Board? by New College Board chief cites ‘problems’ with SAT | SAT/LSAT 复习与准备

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:53:53 +0000

[...] doesn’t mention is that he worked with Rhee at her anti-union StudentsFirst organization, once serving as treasurer of the organization (you can read more about that here at Ken Libby’s blog. [...]

Comment on What’s with StudentsFirst’s Board? by New College Board chief cites ‘problems’ with SAT

New College Board chief cites ‘problems’ with SAT — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:24:01 +0000

Comment on LEE’s Policy Leadership Academy by zeno

zeno — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:39:32 +0000

good informative post – good head’s up for all of us.

Comment on New Kids on the Block: the Laura and John Arnold Foundation by Laura and John Arnold Foundation and New Jersey - ken m libby

Laura and John Arnold Foundation and New Jersey - ken m libby — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:30:23 +0000

[...] the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF), one of the newer education-related foundations, announced $15 million in new grants to New Orleans education causes. According to EdWeek’s [...]

Comment on Entertainment Properties Trust and Imagine Schools: the St. Louis Situation by (Past) Time for education profiteers to take a walk: Blast from the past #1 | AMPS

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:21:29 +0000

[...] background on Entertainment Properties profiteering see: Ken M. Libby, “Entertainment Properties Trust and Imagine Schools: the St. Louis Situation.” Imagine has pursued similar practices in Ohio (see: “Public Good vs. Private [...]