George Miller: “I concluded my written statement to the committee with three 'Ts': restore TRUST, eliminate TRANSACTIONAL oversight; and…”

I would like to commend you for your vigilance on ensuring the districts allocate resources more fairly and improve student access to effective teachers.

However, when a charter school falls short of that promise, we owe it to the students, the families, and the teachers to hold the school responsible for improvement and close that school, if necessary, if they can't meet those goals.

We need to support our nation's educators as they undertake these paradigmatic shifts.

We should work with Secretary Perez in the final months of the Congress to pass legislation that will increase the minimum wage.