From the pinnacles of power by Fortune editor at large Patricia Sellers
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November 13, 2008, 4:53 pm

Power Point: Pay for performance

“Tenure is the holy grail of teacher unions, but has no educational value for kids; it only benefits adults.”

– Michelle Rhee, chancellor of the Washington D.C. public school district, in today’s New York Times. Rhee has drawn rancor from many union members for her critiques of teacher tenure. Now she’s pushing for huge raises–as much as $40,000, with support from private foundations–to reward teachers who are game to give up tenure. Rhee, a 38-year-old Teach for America alum, has lots of high-powered fans, including Barack Obama, who cited her in a Presidential debate. Also, Melinda Gates noted Rhee’s courageous proposals last month at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit.–Jessica Shambora

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Pattie SellersPatricia Sellers has written some of Fortune's most talked-about cover stories, including "Can Meg Whitman Save California?", Melinda Gates ("The $100 Billion Woman"), "MySpace Cowboys," Martha Stewart ("I cannot be destroyed"), Ted Turner ("Gone with the Wind") and Oprah Winfrey ("Oprah Inc."). And she has broken ground with insightful pieces on career management issues such as ego ("Get Over Yourself!"), and "Charisma: Do You Need It? Can You Get It?" Pattie chairs the annual Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, the preeminent gathering of women leaders in business, philanthropy, government, academia, and the arts. And she has helped oversee Fortune's "Most Powerful Women in Business" cover package since its launch in 1998. She started at Fortune in 1984, covering the big consumer brand companies.
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