“We want to give our kids what other middle-class communities offer. Our kids do not know how to swim.” — Yolanda Valdez

Superintendent, Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified, in a story about the district’s parcel tax that would have paid for lifeguards and summer youth sports had it secured a two-thirds majority on the November ballot. (EdSource, Dec. 6, 2022)

“No one wants to go back [to five days]. There would be a riot.” — Jeff Ritchley

Superintendent, Leggett Valley Unified, in a story about the growing popularity of a four-day school week and how it has benefited this remote, off-the-grid school district, which went to four days a week around 14 years ago. (EdSource, Jan. 26, 2023)