WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Charter backer Cong. Polis calls Ravitch "evil woman"

Diane Ravitch responds to Cong. Polis 

Even though he is a billionaire, I will pick up the check for breakfast, lunch, or dinner on one condition: read my book. If you don’t like it, Jared, I will give you your money back. -- Blog

 Bill Gates

“It would be great if our education stuff worked, but that we won’t know for probably a decade.” -- Washington Post

 Harry Reid

“The American people will not be extorted by tea party anarchists.” -- House Republicans vote to delay Obamacare for one year

Chris Hewitt, Local School Council member

"CPS has to realize that schools are more than scores. If there's a more qualitative approach, with district officials coming in and seeing how teachers and students interact, they'll see there's a lot of learning that happens informally." -- Chicago Tribune