“This is less about Republican versus Democrat - there isn't a partisan way to collect the garbage, ... the national level where ideology is more of an issue.”
“This is tremendously disappointing, ... The reason they were prohibited from offering supplemental education is because they've demonstrated failure. So now they're going to somehow magically be really excellent in tutoring? Explain that to me. On what possible educational grounds should they be given a waiver?”
“Chancellor Klein is the most responsive person in government I've ever dealt with. Within minutes he responds, at all hours in the night and early in the morning or late at night.”
“If the state and city departments of education can't avoid forcing kids to take four standardized tests a year because they can't align their calendars, they shouldn't be in the business of public education,”
