?Given my choice, I'd much rather absorb the cost of running the assessment office than taking on the teacher pensions?'' *
?Bud Church, Worcester County, Maryland Commissioner President
?County Will Assume $1M Cost To Fund SDAT Office,? The Dispatch
74,000
The number of New York City student suspensions in the 2008-2009 school year
?Sharp Rise in Suspensions at City's Schools Is Cited,? The New York Times
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.