Barbara Boxer: “I was saying the other day we want our kids to learn about gravity by reading about it in the science book, not by…”

“I was saying the other day we want our kids to learn about gravity by reading about it in the science book, not by having the ceiling falling on them while sitting in the classroom. If everybody is saying children are our priority, education is a priority, and everyone is saying this is so important, then it's time they voted with us and did something about it. We need bipartisanship on this issue. Now, I think it's interesting, as we look back on the Federal role in education, to recognize the President who, in my opinion, did more for the Federal role in education than anyone else, in terms of winning public approval for it, and that was President Dwight D. Eisenhower.”