?We can't sit idly by and let parents think that only the quality charter schools can educate poor kids well.'' *
?Terry Grier, Houston Superintendent
Troubled Schools Try Mimicking the Charters New York Times
870
Number of school districts in Illinois, the third largest of all the states.
Simon wants to make Ill. districts more efficient Boston Globe
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.