Dear SNUCMAA Almni;

Michelle Rhee (the daughter of Shang-Yul Rhee*SNUCMA-65), the ex-chancellor of Washington DC, has started a new educational movement/foundation in order to improve the education of American students.
Her organization is www.studentsfirst.org.

Latest update of her status: Michelle has successfully lead the Wasgington DC school sytem but the mayor, Adrian Fenty, her principal supporter, failed to be re-elected in the mayoral election in 2010. As her adversary won the election, she resigned her post and went into creating a grass-root educational reform movement. It is "Students First".

Success of Michelle's movement should be good for America.
As you see, as if "When the tide rises, all ships in it also rise", the success of a Korean daughter should be good for all of us, Korean Americans, and our next generations in the long run.

Please support her organization, so that she can proceed with her ideals and goals.
Regardless of your agreement with her principle and method, supporting her will be also a good promotional effort for the ethnic Korean society in America.

You do not have to make any contribution but just join (register) the organization to show your support.

Please click the following and simply join yourself with no obligation.

www.studentsfirst.org

Your effort will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advnace.

SNUMA Website Manager

A Letter from Michelle Rhee

Hi there,

America's children have been left waiting long enough.

In a country as great as ours, there is no excuse for even one child to be denied the opportunity to get a great education. And yet millions are robbed of the chance at a better future every day.

The wait is over. The time to achieve comprehensive education reform in America is now. In the first three days over 100,000 people, just like you, came to StudentsFirst.org and signed up to be a part of this movement.

Teachers, parents, concerned citizens, and students have known for years that access to great teachers should not be left to luck. Every child in America deserves an excellent teacher, and every teacher deserves the resources they need to succeed.

For the first time, we have all the pieces we need to make a lasting change to our education system: proven models of successful reform and a nation outraged over the conditions of our schools.

Now it's time we turn our outrage into action. Get started right now: 

 We cannot let America's schools continue to fail our children. Add your name to our pledge to reform America's schools now.
 This grassroots movement requires the talents and dedication of each and every one of us. Let us know how you are willing to get involved.
 Spread the word. Tell your coworkers, family, friends, parents, and teachers about this exciting movement to put students first.
 Follow StudentsFirstHQ on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with all the latest news.

Each of these three priority areas and the corresponding strategies build off each other, outlining a system of reforms necessary for states to create an environment where students have the best opportunity to perform. This policy agenda is a living document from which we will continue to build.

Undoubtedly, some of these changes require tough decision making by local leaders and legislators, but the benefits of driving these uncompromising policies today will ignite staggering results in the long run. Research shows that if we can turn our education system into a top performer by 2025, our 2037 GDP would improve by five percent.⁴ With our members, resources, partners, and the facts behind us, we will fight to shift the balance of power to effective educators, parents and most importantly, students. When this dynamic is reflected in all our policies governing public education in America, our students will rise to the top of international rankings with the skills and knowledge necessary to solve the many greater challenges that lie ahead.