Quotable
"If the Senate passes something that differs by one word or more it is saying to the city: We want to resurrect the Soviet Union, we want to bring back chaos.... What [the senators] are doing is just saying to the parents, the students and the future of our city - 'We're going to destroy you.' That's the only possible explanation." ??--New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
'Soviet' schools if mayor control is lost, says Mayor Bloomberg
Notable
84,348 : The number of California high school students enrolled in independent study. This represents 4% of the 2 million California high schoolers. Most attend 231 independent-study high schools scattered around the state.
Researchers Spot Exotic New School Species in California