I hope that we will be able to work out a long-term bipartisan support for student loan activity.
We are concerned about how much money is going in them and is it being spent not only wisely but is it being abused?
Oh, yes it is. Oh, yes it is. By every measure it is worth it.
But I think members ought to understand that, you know, in the case of Common Core standards and assessments, this was a...
Many states have taken the bait, but a lot of the students and parents are really not very happy with this.
I have always been kind of a states' rights guy and I believe that the top quality of education really is affected at th...
I don't see anything in the Constitution that really deals with education.
I want to see that money invested in kids who are being successful.
But if we invest in high-quality early childhood education--today less than 3 in 10 of our children have access to high-...
the administration has brought forward a very, very big new proposal.
Central to that effort is keeping interest rates low on student loans.
Those cuts would multiply the damage of sequestration, which continues to hurt low-income and special needs students.
In K-12, ESEA flexibility has provided crucial space for innovation and system-wide improvement.
Together we can choose another path and make smart, strategic, long-term investments.
I am convinced it is investing in high-quality early childhood education--in preschool.
President Obama recognizes education as an investment and not an expense.
For each of the past 2 years Republicans have released budgets filled with giveaways to the wealthiest Americans at the ...
I appreciate that, like Republicans, the president has acknowledged the value of moving student loan interest rates back...
