We can no longer live in a country in which your income, your zip code or your skin color is determinate of the quality of education you receive… The world will conspire against us if we don’t change this.
Former New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein, discussing the importance of school reform last night at legal education nonprofit Street Law’s annual dinner.
We don’t need more pilot programs. We’ve started enough pilot programs. But we still don’t have central heating… If a school asks businesses for anything, it’s usually for more money for something that exists that doesn’t work.
National Math and Science Initiative boss Tom Luce at yesterday’s U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit on education reform for advancing science and technology activity.
Following Diane Ravitch on Twitter is sort of like giving a six-year-old a kazoo on a long car trip. You know that by doing so, there’s a very strong probability that it will result in near constant aggravation or annoyance. But you do it anyway, because somewhere deep in your troubled psyche you thrive on provocation.
Fordham Institute’s Jamie Davies O’Leary on the Camille Paglia wannabe’s penchant for saying ridiculous things.
I am tagged. I may not be from Tiffany’s. But I am tagged with an Associate’s degree from Westchester Community College, a Bachelors of Science from New York University, a Juris Doctoris in law from Fordham University, licensed to practice law, and an LL.M from Georgetown University. And I am tagged with friendships with the Sonia Sotomayors, the Judith Kayes…
Street Law staffer Alycia Guichard, discussing how she emerged from poverty and foster care to clerking for the eventual U.S. Supreme Court justice.
