We lose nearly an entire week. Four or five days, every morning, we lose instructional time.

It's not the proper way to run an organization. Would you run a business through fear?

We have a very arts-rich curriculum. I could get rid of all that. But if I increased my test scores, does that mean a student is better educated? No.

She was great on the board of directors here. She believed strongly in what we were doing.

Clearly, an organization has to be accountable, but (should not have to) put all (its) eggs in a narrow testing basket.