Bob Schaffer: “States ought to be trusted completely. That is kind of what the premise of the country is, I had always believed.”

I really enjoyed the chance to discuss and act on issues similar to the ones you're considering today.

It is a perspective that favors choice, local control, a professional transformation of the teaching craft, transparency, accountability, competitiveness, and marketplace entrepreneurship.

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.

I have become deeply convinced of the value of parental involvement in education.