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...summer after her second year of teaching, Rhee met Kevin Huffman, a fellow Teach for America member. They married two years later and had two daughters, Starr and Olivia, now 9 and 6. They moved to Colorado to be closer to Rhee's parents, but the marriage faltered. Huffman and Rhee separated, agreeing to joint custody of the kids. And then Rhee got the offer to run Washington's schools. Huffman, now head of public affairs for Teach for America, had no illusions about the challenges Rhee would face. But when he heard about the job offer, he decided...
WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON, Huffman and Rhee anted up. They enrolled Starr and Olivia in Oyster-Adams, a public elementary school. Although the school is considered among the best in the city, Rhee quickly concluded that it was inferior to the Colorado public school her daughters had been attending. Among other things, the homework was sporadic and unchallenging, she says. Rhee dismissed the principal before the school year was out, a move that sparked outrage across the city and in her own home. "That," she says, "was probably the decision I got the most grief about...
...During her nearly four years with the group, Michelle set fund-raising marks that remain records for the organization. In the process, she developed an unparalleled network of young activists. "She was a connector. They were a power couple. They helped each other along the way," says Craig Huffman, a graduate student from the Southside whom Michelle took under her wing and recommended for the charity's board. Huffman was drawn into Obama's orbit and, like dozens of Michelle's other protégés, volunteered for Barack Obama's campaigns. "Each ally was placed with...
...first half of Friday night’s game to attack Brown’s 1-3-1 zone. With the Crimson down 33-25, Blankenau took a pass from sophomore Dan McGeary and drained a three from the right side. While the Bears’ Damon Huffman answered with a trey of his own just 23 seconds later, Blankenau came right back and sank another trey from the top on the following possession to keep it close.“We told him that because they play a lot of zone, we felt that Alek could be a weapon...
...were,” sophomore guard Jeremy Lin said. “We had some great runs and we had some bad periods.”After a few key Crimson turnovers, the Bears jumped ahead by double digits just five minutes into the game. Brown senior Damon Huffman and freshman Peter Sullivan combined for seven three-pointers, leading a charge of lights-out Bear shooters—the squad finished with a 60 percent field goal percentage for the game, including 53 percent from behind the arc.The Crimson was able to cut the Brown lead to five with...