?It's not about giving up on public schools but it is about acknowledging that right now, when you step back, [only] 8 percent of low-income kids can expect to get a bachelor's degree by the time they're 24. ... [And] when you have a system that produces 8 percent of the low-income kids getting out of college by the time they're 24, something is wrong.'' *
?Andrew Rotherham, Educational Analyst
"For this graduating senior, deep thinking?and teaching?really matters," The Hechinger Report
$500,000
The amount the MacArthur Foundation awarded to Amir Abo-Shaeer, a high school teacher
"High school physics teacher perfects the formula for inspiring students," Los Angeles Times
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute