Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

WEEKEND QUOTABLES

by Mike Klonsky

CTU president-elect Karen Lewis

“Today marks the beginning of the end of scapegoating educators for all the social ills that our children, families and schools struggle against every day. Today marks the beginning of a fight for true transparency in our educational policy -- how to accurately measure learning and teaching, how to truly improve our schools, and how to evaluate the wisdom behind our spending priorities.”(Progress Illinois)

Bloomberg in defense of BP Oil

“The guy that runs BP didn't exactly go down there and blow up the well.” (Politico)

NAACP President Ben Jealous

"Democrats have the biggest majority in the House and the Senate that any party has had in 30