Thoughtsworththinking.net applauds the public service career of Michelle Rhee, who today announced her departure as Chancellor of Washington, D.C.’s public schools. Rhee used rigorous methods to assess school and student performance, big bonuses to reward star teachers, and aggressive management changes to bring in principals who could make a difference.  She didn’t spend too...
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Two major public policy storms are brewing, and poised to collide in November, making the last two months of 2010 treacherous for investors. First, pressure is mounting on lawmakers to extend the Bush tax cuts pronto, before the IRS issues guidance and employers lock the payroll systems into withholding a bigger chunks of workers...
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