WEEKEND QUOTABLES

New York Principal Carol Burris

The bizarre notion that subjecting 9-year-olds to hours of high-stakes tests is a “civil right,” is embedded in the thinking of both parties. -- The Answer Sheet

Joan McRobbie Senior Associate, CTAC 

But with rising inequality, reality is making a comeback. Many voices are re-asserting that it's not an excuse but a necessity to acknowledge that out-of-school factors associated with poverty affect school performance. -- Huffington

FOX News host  Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery

 “There really shouldn’t be public schools, should there? -- MSNBC

Noam Chomsky

 First of all, you don’t have to assess people all the time… People don’t have to be ranked in terms of some artificial [standards]. The assessment itself is completely artificial.  -- Creative by Nature