Evan Bayh: “I support this amendment for the practical reason that States will continue to pay for 94 percent of State and local…”

“I support this amendment for the practical reason that States will continue to pay for 94 percent of State and local education expenditures. If we are going to make the progress we need to make for America's schoolchildren, we need States leading the way along with the Federal Government. That means Governors cooperating and leading the way. I have never seen a major State education reform effort enacted without the aid and assistance of the Governor. This amendment will require the Governor and chief State school officer to work together. We need that to make this reform work.”