?We're talking about questions of fundamental fairness ? issues that have always played out in our schools. Our kids can't succeed if we don't give them the tools they need. No matter where you sit on the political spectrum, how could we not?''*
?Russylnn Ali, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights
"The Root: The Far-Reaching Teachings Of Russlynn Ali," NPR
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The number of days that teachers in Chicago and D.C report to missing annually due to health problems caused by adverse school building conditions
"Public school facilities: New data on condition, funding, impact," The Answer Sheet
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute