?The effectiveness of a teacher is far and away the single greatest determinant in closing the shameful achievement gap.? *
Christopher D. Cerf, Incoming Education Commissioner of New Jersey
?N.J. education chief nominee Christopher Cerf calls for reform of state's worst schools,? New Jersey Star-Ledger
10,000
Number of children that Aspire charter network now educates in California?more students than most of the states' school districts.
?East Bay charter school gains grow in size and influence,? Oakland Tribune