Bob Schaffer: “granting more freedom from federal mandates of--federal mandates of NCLB--does not mean lowering the bar for any child.”

This is a bill that is about rich versus poor. And it is surprising to me to hear the opponents of the rule and the bill speak so viciously against the poor in America because that is what they are doing. See, if one is wealthy in America…

The current education funding formula at the Federal level is a very rigid, bureaucratic structure.

You can't have all of this change that has been developed in the states or all of the reluctance to change that has been developed in other states and say that this is somehow one-size-fits-all.

the only individuals who can guarantee that these dollars are being spent efficiently are the ones who are closest to the children who are affected.