?Every child in a District of Columbia public school has a right to a highly effective teacher ? in every classroom, of every school, of every neighborhood, of every ward, in this City. That is our commitment. Today . . . we take another step toward making that commitment a reality.''
?Michelle Rhee, D.C. Schools Chancellor
?Rhee Dismisses 241 D.C. Teachers; Union Vows to Contest Firings,? The Washington Post
47.5
The percentage of Ohio's black public school seniors who graduated on time in 2007.
?Ohio Lags in Minority Grad Rates,??Cincinnati?Enquirer