George Miller: “I think that also has evolved into a consensus, now, that the existing set of state standards is unacceptable.”

It's not right that low-wage workers are working harder, yet sliding backwards, while the very few wealthiest Americans capture more and more of the gains.

Let's identify the problems. Let's pass a lean bill and fix No Child Left Behind.

We in the federal government should be helping students and schools make these leaps, not cutting them off at the knees.

the minimum wage appears to not only have employees retain their jobs longer, but employers saying that they are getting the better quality of applicant for that job and they are staying longer at the higher wage.