DC Public Schools Chancellor, Michelle Rhee, Announces Resignation The “mutual decision” to have DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee resign today was one that incoming mayor Vincent Gray called “the right one for our school community.” Incoming DC Mayor Vincent Gray with interim DC Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson. Photos/CD Brown. During this morning's press conference at the Mayflower Hotel, Chancellor Rhee, outgoing Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, and incoming mayor Vincent Gray, welcomed and announced Kaya Henderson as the interim school chancellor to replace Rhee. Henderson served as the Vice President for the New Teacher Project , a recruitment project designed to hire the best and brightest teachers to teach in urban settings. Reading excerpts from a posted statement on the DCPS web site announcing her resignation, Rhee said "with Henderson at the helm, and the DCPS management team in place, everything the city needs to be able to continue the reforms, will b...
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