Our goal would be to have every State to hit all 10 of those benchmarks.

Is that it? If States have a cap on the number of charter schools, that they would have a harder time of winning one of these awards?

If someone can make that much money off the back of students, that just shouldn't be allowed.

Students with disabilities, this is one that we pay special attention to.

We are in crisis.

Right on. Thank you very much. I appreciate that very much.

Expanding access to high quality early childhood programs is one of the best investments we can make.

You need to know where your students are, you need to know how your teachers are doing.

Well, let's open the door further. I would, both on this subcommittee, as Chair of the subcommittee, but also on the authorizing committee, we ought to be saying what we can do over the next few years to expand that school year? We have…

It is much, much harder to build this thing up than it is to tear it down.

I am sure you have some ideas of your own about changing that system--about providing incentives to kids early on so that they can keep up their grades and keep up the work, that they get scholarships and they get access to college.

Thank you, Senator Pryor.

Now the $650 million?

Yes. Because there seems to be some thought that you are focusing so much on charter schools, that every charter school is great, no matter what.

I don't know if I am much leadership, but I got a lot of support for you. I can put you out there on the point, Mr. Secretary. We'll be right there backing you up.

You have to get it out by 2010?

When you build an elementary school without a playground, I don't know what statement you are making about the health of our kids.

I don't think there is a good school in this country without a good principal.