Michelle Rhee
Michelle Rhee | |
|---|---|
Rhee in 2012 | |
| Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools | |
| In office June 12, 2007 – October 29, 2010 | |
| Deputy | Kaya Henderson |
| Preceded by | Clifford B. Janey (Superintendent) |
| Succeeded by | Kaya Henderson |
| First Lady of Sacramento | |
| In role September 3, 2011 – December 13, 2016 | |
| Mayor | Kevin Johnson |
| Preceded by | Mary Yee |
| Succeeded by | Julie Steinberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michelle Ann Rhee December 25, 1969 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Huffman (divorced 2007) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) Harvard University (MPP) |
Michelle Ann Rhee (born December 25, 1969) is an American educator and advocate for education reform. She was Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools from 2007 to 2010. In late 2010, she founded StudentsFirst, a non-profit organization that works on education reform.
She began her career by teaching as a Teach for America corps member for three years in an inner city school, then founded and ran The New Teacher Project.