?As the current economic crisis dries up Nevada's budget, leaders should be looking for some streams in the desert. School choice not only would quench their thirst for savings, it also would lead families to an oasis of quality educational opportunities.? *
-Jeff W. Reed, State Program Director, Foundation for Educational Choice
?School Choice: Shopping for a better school deal without busting the budget,??Las Vegas Review-Journal
$8 Million
The amount paid out in 2010 by a taxpayer-funded trust in Boston for teacher perks, such as enhanced dental and vision coverage and other extras, including a softball league and teachers' personal legal services.
?Fund gives Hub teachers $8m in perks,? Boston Globe