?If I saw that [right-to-work states like] Texas and Florida were running a great K-12 system, but [heavy union states like] New York and Massachusetts have really messed this up, then I could draw a correlation and say it's either got to be the union?or the weather.?*
?Bill Gates, Education Philanthropist
Was the $5 Billion Worth It? The Wall Street Journal
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Ratio of black male high school dropouts who will spend time in prison
School Dropout Rates Add To Fiscal Burden NPR
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute