And that has had a real effect? In other words, the parents have been brought in and they talk about it...
One of these days I would like to come out and visit a couple of your schools. I have not done that yet.
And you need the union to agree to that?
I think many recall the Washington Post investigative report on the infrastructure of the District schools.
I do not think many people are aware of the fact that I think you have increased your college attendance in the District...
The District's dropout rate is less than 50 percent, and it is a tragedy in the country that 50 percent of the kids in t...
They have allocated, what, $125 million over 10 years?
Mr. Chairman, if you do not mind, I would just like to say that when I was governor, in the area in Ohio where you lived...
The key point for us is this: The status quo is untenable, it is dangerous for a constitutional democratic Republic.
What are you doing for the teachers?
The $148 million, that is money for shovel-ready improvements in the classroom and you are folding it in on top of this ...
So you are on your way with that.
My concern was it is that, not a screw-up in the financial system.
One of the areas that I am very concerned about--and, again, it gets back to my days when I was governor--is early child...
As I say, Ms. Rhee, I tell some of the superintendents that by the time the kids get to Title I, it is too late for them...
Well, that is going to be interesting because I know when the stimulus package came along, I did not vote for it, but I ...
In other words, these are special things that you have got costs, but relatively speaking, I would think that a lot of o...
Why is that?
