Article quotes

"...more efficient internet version that costs less, provides substitutes with more information, and gives teachers more control over who will take over their class."

"Every sub that logs on can see every job that is available...the only ones they don't see are the ones where a specific sub has been requested...and if a teacher rejects a particular substitute, that substitute never sees the assignment."

"For $1 per absence...school districts save money....The service has more features than a traditional IVR system."

"Computer access among substitutes isn't an issue...I am fully aware of people that do not have access (at home), I tend to call them first if there are last minute assignments and they can call me..." (Janet Bell - system operator)

"...edge it gives to school districts competing for only a few substitutes....fill our absences while other districts are scrambling."