{"product_id":"the-bee-eater-9780470905296","title":"The Bee Eater","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inside story of a maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eHailed by Oprah as a warrior woman for our times, reviled by teachers unions as the enemy, Michelle Rhee, outgoing chancellor of Washington DC public schools, has become the controversial face of school reform. She has appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, and is currently featured as a hero in the documentary Waiting for Superman. This is the story of her journey from good-girl daughter of Korean immigrants to tough-minded political game-changer. When Rhee first arrived in Washington, she found a school district that had been so broken for so long, that everyone had long since given up. The book provides an inside view of the union battles, the school closings, and contentious community politics that have been the subject of intense public interest and debate ? along with a rare look at Rhee''s upbringing and life before DC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRhee has been featured in the documentary Waiting for S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 An (Asian) American Life 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Transformation Begins 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Going National 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Welcome to the Nation’s Education Superfund Site 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Closing Schools 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Randi and Michelle 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 New Hires, New Fires 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Up from the Foundations: The Challenge of High School Reform 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Rhee’s Critics Find a Winning Storyline 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Mayor’s Race 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Lessons Learned 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 What’s Next? 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 265\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402456539479,"sku":"9780470905296","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470905296.jpg?v=1730480458","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bee-eater-9780470905296","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}