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

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.

that really is the whole point and why it is so important here because the Treasury Department people, their focus is the Tax Code. That is their job. That is their mission in life. That is what they do for a living, and when we go meet…

granting more freedom from federal mandates of--federal mandates of NCLB--does not mean lowering the bar for any child.

Just giving parents the opportunity to choose empowers them in a way that is helpful.