Quotable
"When inflexible seniority and rigid tenure rules that we designed put adults ahead of children, then we are not only putting chidren at risk, we're putting the entire education system at risk." --Education Sec. Arne Duncan
EdWeek: Duncan Presses NEA on Merit Pay, Tenure
Notable
200 : The number of schools in Philadelphia, out of 270, that serve universal meals, which are given in schools where at least 75 percent of the student body meets the low-income threshold.
AP: In Philly schools, most students get a free lunch