WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Ed sec. Arne Duncan says he will use his executive authority to impose rules on schools and districts if congress doesn't reauthorize NCLB by the fall.
“We’re not going to sit here and do nothing. Our first priority is to have Congress rewrite the law. If that doesn’t get done, we have the obligation to provide relief in exchange for reform.” ”-- NYTza
Cleaning up Daley's reform mess
New Chicago schools CEO Jean Claude Brizard says he's busy cleaning up the “collateral damage” of past reforms.
“I think the New Schools work so far has been good, but what it’s done, from what I’ve seen so far, is it’s created two different school systems,” he said. “That’s what I meant by collateral damage.” --NYTDon Washington
Many of us feel the President Obama has let us down and that the political system has failed us
