The “what will she do next” guessing game came to an end this week when Florida’s Republican Governor-elect Rick Scott named Michelle Rhee,” the former chancellor of the District of Columbia school system, to an 18-member transition team on education.
Scott said the transition team would help him “find innovative ways to create a new education system for a new economy.”
What Michelle brings to public education in Florida, according to Julie Young, President and Chief Executive Officer of Orlando-based Florida Virtual School (FLVS), “is a new perspective and drive for change.”
“Michelle was controversial, but she has a clear passion for what is best for kids and making sure kids have the highest quality education and the highest quality teacher,” said Young.