Arne Duncan: “if we are serious about closing the achievement gap, we have to close what I call the opportunity gap.”

You and I know that by virtually every measure, sadly, Mississippi ranks near the bottom nationally--you know, 48th, 49th, 50th on many, many measures, and I just do not think that is fair to your children or to your State or to your…

The absence of leadership at the federal level has had a devastating impact on kids' education in the spring, and now going into the fall and that hasn't changed.

You can never say what Trump won't do. I hope he's telling the truth, that they won't touch those funds, but you honestly never know with him.

We don't need just longer years. We need longer days. We need longer weeks.