?No one I'm talking to is defending the status quo; everyone I talk to really shares my sense of urgency that we have to do better for our children? *
?Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
?Trouble lurking ahead for Obama's education focus,? The Bay State Banner
7.5%
The projected increase in charter schools this year
?Charter schools expand with public, private money,? The Associated Press
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.