I was looking for trends in the online education figures last compiled by the National Center of Education Statistics in November 2011 (Table 121 in the 2012 Digest of Education Statistics). (educationbythenumbers.org)
The state's pre-K-12 enrollment is expected to grow by more than 41,000 students from 2012 to 2022 (according to the National Center of Education Statistics from 284,000 students to 325,000 students). (bluum.org)
And the Achievement First issue becomes far more complex and serious because in the very center of the education reform debate is now a Commissioner of Education who has been part of Achievement First since it was created and now faces what is certainly a direct conflict of interest or at least the appearance of a conflict of interest. (jonathanpelto.com)