Quotes by Michael Kirst

“It is really puzzling because we have grade-by-grade content standards in both reading and mathematics. But it appears that these are only paying off for mathematics. This really calls for a deeper exploration into why mathematics is doing so much better.”

“We found that unless state funding formulas change and charters can hire more experienced teachers, then they cant effect the change they were created for.”

“Charter schools havent been around long enough and dont serve a large enough part of the population to know their long-term effect. We still cant tell if traditional public schools will rise to the challenge or be further dragged down.”

“This is a very complementary study and points out that there will be a demand dimension, in addition to the supply problem that weve already seen.”

“We knew that supply will go down of college-educated and technically educated students from the community colleges. But we didnt know that the demand is going up.”

“The states labor force will depend increasingly on Latinos. The low college entry and completion rate of these pupils is really a concern.”