An Unlikely Gambler

An Unlikely Gambler
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From Newsweek --By firing bad teachers and paying good ones six-figure salaries, Michelle Rhee just might save D.C.'s schools.

“ Not long after Michelle Rhee took over as head of the Washington, D.C., public schools a year ago, she announced a plan to shut down almost two dozen schools in D.C.'s decrepit, shrinking, public-education system. ”

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    Urgently required Volunteer and Ecotourism Coordinator
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