First, it's Michelle Rhee, not Michelle Rhees. Second, Ms. Rhee took over arguably the most corrupt and poorest performing school systems in the country. Third, Ms. Rhee has been gone from the Washington, DC school system for three years.

When a group that we agree with (the Justice Department, a hospital, a newspaper, the police, a political party, etc.) does something stupid, the usual response is that "it's just a small renegade group that is clearly not representative." And, if we support the larger entity, we forgive them and the controversy just goes away.

Similarly, when a group of clearly dishonest educators and teachers do the something as outrageous as changing test scores (and doing it openly at pizza parties), it should not discredit the merits of Ms. Rhee's initiative.

Our educational system leaves a lot to be desired. We spend more and more and get less and less. Instead of condemning Ms. Rhee, perhaps you should offer your own ideas to improve educational performance.

We should welcome new ideas, not look for reasons to discredit those trying to change the status quo.

Ms. Rhee was informed of massive cheating, by the investigator she hired, and did nothing, with the possible exception of hiding documents from other investigators ("Don't make hard copies and leave them around.") She continued with taxpayer funded cash awards to the cheaters, while burnishing her (we now know fraudulent) reputation.

Not discrediting those who try to change the status quo, only those that were part of conspiracy to defraud, and those who benefitted from it not seeing the light of day.

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Rhees fired 600 teachers for low performance, while awarding cash to teachers she knew cheated, making for higher test scores, thus making her falsely look quite the hero.