School reform supporters organize to back Rhee
A November 1, 2009 Washington Post story by staff writer Leah Fabel features DC School Reform Now prominently:
“Local supporters of D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee have grown more organized in recent weeks, as her attempts at reform have come under sharper attack from union officials and members of the city council.
“I’ve never gotten more e-mails from people all over the city asking what they can do to help,” said Anne Martin, executive director of D.C. School Reform Now, an advocacy group in …

Posted by Mike DeBonis on Jul. 28, 2009, at 9:16 am
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Pro-Michelle Rhee advocacy group D.C. School Reform Now releases poll numbers showing that Rhee has ‘an approval rating of 62 percent…with a 7% increase over a similar poll conducted in 2008.’ And: ‘Among DC officials, Chancellor Rhee had the highest proportion of respondents (27 percent) who “strongly approve” of her job performance.’
ALSO—In case you were wondering, the Heritage Foundation (a sponsor of the poll) does NOT oppose ‘Rhee-form.’ And a blogger wonders: ‘Not long ago she was every where. Now? …

Washington Business Journal – by Tierney Plumb Staff Reporter
Most D.C. voters agree with how D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is doing her job, according to a survey by Braun Research Inc.
Rhee has an approval rating of 62 percent, according to the poll of 1,000 registered voters in D.C., which is a 7 percent increase over a similar poll conducted in 2008.
Among D.C. officials, Rhee had the highest proportion of respondents (27 percent) who “strongly approve” of her job performance. Just 15 percent said the same about Mayor Adrian Fenty …