Quotable:
"By no means are we saying that we're in nirvana; there's a long way to go. But as a nation, if we ask schools to narrow the achievement gap and that's what the schools are doing, we should give them credit for it."
-Jack Jennings, president of the Center on Education Policy
Notable:
85%: Percentage of New York City parents who want sex education taught in public schools. A full 75% believe it already is being taught, which is not true.