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If we weren’t clear on this earlier in the week, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee wants it to sink in over the holiday weekend — she’s not going to work with anyone but Mayor Adrian Fenty.

In an interview with the Post’s Bill Turque, Rhee says, “I don’t believe that we can, I can, continue in this role and that we can continue this reform agenda with anything less than that,” referring to Fenty’s unwavering support of her agenda. “I think that what is in the best interests of children and what’s in the best interests of the city is to make sure that the mayor and the chancellor are in lockstep, that they are on the same page have the same philosophy, the same vision of where and how this reform effort should move forward,” she added.

“I think that the differences between Mayor Fenty and the chairman in how they would approach this effort are very, very clear. In fact, in some cases I don’t think you can get more stark in terms of those differences. And I think the mayor has also made it clear that I am a part of his vision and his plan,” said Rhee during the interview, in which Turque wisely noted that “there’s a certain amount of theater going on here.”

Gray has so far refused to say whether he would keep Rhee or not, though in an education plan he rolled out yesterday, the Chairman pledged to maintain mayoral control over the schools, while making the necessary “tough decisions” needed to keep reform moving forward.