I saw an advertisement in a school newsletter that said some of the northeast boarding schools were recruiting students to teach for 2 years in science and math.

Can you talk about how that is accepted at the teacher level? I know there is so much talk on that around the country right now.

We definitely need you.

We want to build opportunity. It will make a huge difference.

Just having world-class standards will not produce world-class students.

I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate what you have done for education so far, and what you will continue to do.

Thank you for your support of public education in the U.S. Senate as well as your previous support while you were a member of our North Carolina General Assembly.

Thank you, Senator Hagan, for inviting me here today to talk about innovation in North Carolina.

What many of our schools need, to ensure that every student achieves success, is transformational change.

I want to work together with my colleagues to make significant changes to the No Child Left Behind law.

Poverty is the same in an urban area as it is in a rural area.

I think that is critical not only in education, but in business.

And North Carolina, I know, has professional development for principals and teachers.

President Obama and Secretary Duncan have set the goal that by 2020, the United States will once again lead the world in college completion.

Education should be equitable so all have the opportunity to be informed citizens who can thrive economically and civically in our now global environment.

We have 70 early college high schools with 2 in planning and will be effective next year.

Today, however, we have a tremendous opportunity to re-envision and renew what public education looks like.

If we can get more people to go to our rural areas to practice medicine, and become teachers, I think it would be advantageous for those rural areas.