?This city did not get into this financial mess by overpaying teachers.'' *
?Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teacher's Union
Chicago Blocks 4% Teacher Raises Wall Street Journal
13%
Percentage of teachers required to teach a sample lesson before being hired in Los Angeles last year
Opinion: Teacher quality must be Job 1 of education reform in L.A. L.A. Times
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute