?We've been in a good place with [Obama officials] the whole time.? We both agree absolutely that the way it is right now in public education can't remain. The status quo is not acceptable.?*
- Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association
?School officials, teachers unions scrutinize Obama's divisive education agenda,? The Washington Post
9 million
Number of students? attending rural schools in the U.S.
?Rural schools remembered,? Hechinger Report
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute