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The head of the D.C. public school system, Michelle Rhee, said Wednesday she is resigning after a tension-filled, three-year tenure during which she gained a national reputation as a reformer but also pushed out hundreds of teachers.Rhee made the announcement at a news conference and said the thought of not being chancellor anymore is heartbreaking. Still, Rhee said she agreed with Democratic mayoral nominee Vincent Gray s goal to unify the city. We have agre stanley cup ed that the best way to keep the reforms going is for this reformer to step aside, she said. Rhee took over one of the worst urban school systems in the country in 2007 with a mandate from Mayor Adrian Fenty to improve them. Since then, she has arguably improved test scores but also angered many with teacher layoffs, firings and a brusque style.Rhee s departure is not surprising since she campaigned for Fenty, who lost his re-election bid in a September primary. Gray, the presumptive next mayor, said Rhee s decision to step aside is a testament to her commitment to reform. The city needs a strong chancellor, he said, who will also gain community support for the reform process. We cannot and will not revert to the days of incrementalism in our schools, stanley cup Gray said.U.S. Education Sec stanley flask retary Arne Duncan issued a statement Wednesday, saying he was pleased the current management team would remain in place to avoid disruptions in the middle of the school year. Michelle Rhee has be Nmrp Mardi Party Hearty Despite Anxieties
LEBANON, Ohio 鈥?An elementary school teacher from Springboro, Ohio knew a 15-year-old living in her house sold LSD to 20-30 teens out of her house, a prosecutor said.Amy Panzeca, a fifth-grade teacher at Five Points Elementary, walked into a courtroom in a yellow jail jump suit and shackles Tuesday 鈥?two days bef samba og ore classes resume. Panzeca is charged with permitting drug abuse and child endangering. She was aware of the trafficking of LSD that was occurring at the residence and she was also aware that there were juvenile students that were coming over to the residence and actually using LSD at that residence, said Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell.Panzeca pleaded not guilty. She was arrested Monday after a Warren County Drug Task Force raid at her home a couple of months ago Examination of her cell phone corroborated what the witnesses were telling us, which was tha hoka t she was aware of drug trafficking activity as well as aware of the fact that LSD was being used by juveniles at that residence, Fornshell said. This is not kids or a group of kids sitting in the basement smoking weed. This is using acid in the basement of the house and other areas of the house, Fornshell said. Based on the reports that we have received as well as the investigation that we ve done, we believe there were somewhere between 20-30 juveniles who were being trafficked LSD by this particular salomon xt juvenile. Panzeca was released on her own recognizance, but she will not be teaching this fall. She is |
