George Miller: “I applaud the administration's attention to sexual abuse in schools at all levels.”

President Obama has proposed greater investment in our nation's schools because he recognizes that education leads to better jobs and a more competitive workforce.

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

This bill will do much more harm than good and we cannot afford to cause any further damage to an ecosystem that is oversubscribed and in jeopardy.

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.