WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Arizona's law banning ethnic studies
"...Mr. Horne goes way overboard in trying keep high school students from studying works like Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” a classic educational text, or any effort to deepen students’ understanding of history, and their place in the world. Tucson school officials say that far from stoking teenage resentment, the program has helped students keep their grades up and stay in school."--New York Times editorial
New Orleans 5 years after Katrina
"Louisiana has a 63 percent high school graduation rate,” Mr. Turner said. “It has roughly a 60