Quotable:
"The bottom line is teachers need to be retained based on their achievement, not on how long they've been at a job...This is where the United States is going and we're just with the early leaders."
- Rep. Rich Crandall, chairman of the Arizona House Education Committee, Title
"Law changes way teachers contract with districts," Arizona Republic
Notable:
75:
Percentage of Minnesota charter schools that, according to a recent study, had at least one flagged, substantive financial management irregularity on their 2007-8 school year audit.
"Charter school accountability starts here," Bemidji Pioneer (MN) (registration may be required)