"Bottled water we stopped doing, stopped buying textbooks. But, we did very carefully not lay off anybody."
??? Tom Budde, superintendent, Central Union High School District in southern California
"Economy Puts Squeeze on Education Promises," National Public Radio, All Things Considered
9%
Percentage of time children spend in school between birth and their 19th birthday.
"Democrats Miss an Obvious Lesson Plan for Deprived Children," Washington Post