Another article speculating on successors, including Brizard, Crew, Chavous, Bobb, Janey – and the possibility that Rhee might stay:

Vince Gray, who toppled Fenty in Tuesday's Democratic primary largely due to the way Fenty and Rhee handled school reform, would likely be looking for certain qualities in a new schools leader. The ideal candidate:

• Supports comprehensive education reform and mayoral control of the school system.
• Works well with others.
• Risk taker.
• Open to community input.
• Can mesh with Gray, who as a candidate in the primary earned the backing of noted Rhee foe, the Washington Teachers Union.

Gray could go in a few different directions as he looks to find D.C. Public Schools' Next Great Hope. A brief survey of the landscape reveals some possible candidates:

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