Quotable:
"No one is ever satisfied, no matter how hard you try to involve people and make the process inclusive. This plan is about improving the education system for our boys and girls. It is not about giving away schools." -Ramon Cortines, Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District
The Daily Breeze: LAUSD plan to have outsiders run 36 of its schools nears reality
Notable:
10,000,000:
Total number of students (about 19 percent of the nation's total public school enrollment) who attend school in a rural district.
Education Week: Study Urges Regional Focus on Rural Schools