George Miller

It's obviously long past time to bring these school food standards into the 21st Century.

The principals of this act were reflected in the Department of Education's regulation finalized last year.

Some may think twice about using the word 'crisis' to define what's happening in our high schools. But the truth is, we aren't just facing a crisis--the house is on fire.

We must shift our focus from credentials to demonstrated effectiveness in the classroom: from teacher quality as measured on paper, to teacher effectiveness as measured by student outcomes.

I couldn't agree more. This crisis is a drain on our economy, it is an embarrassment to our schools, and it has to change.

a permanent national recession.

We need education standards that reflect that reality.

The common core of standards must be based on evidence as to what is truly and demonstrably necessary for college and work, not political or ideological turf battles.

Fifty different state standards does not cut it anymore.

The situation in Halifax County is quite frankly emblematic of the unfinished legacy of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.

The new McKinsey report says the achievement gaps in this country are the same as having, and I quote 'a permanent national recession.'

We cannot succeed if high school is a stopping point.

If we could improve only those 2,000 lowest-performing schools, we would be making significant progress towards the goal of every child a graduate.

So clearly American education policy must change and it must change now.

Waiting any longer to reauthorize ESEA amounts to shutting the door on thousands of American high school students and their dreams of a successful future.

We can no longer endorse a system of acceptable losses.

I join Secretary Duncan and other education leaders when I say that education is the most important American civil rights issue of the 21st century.

the house is on fire.

Under President Obama's steady leadership, our government is acting decisively, responsibly and aggressively to control the virus and prevent undue alarm.

I think when we look at it in the communities that we represent you see a lot of conflicts.

If you are a grocery store, you probably don't want your checkers wearing a mask.

Thank you very much for your time and your testimony, and the expertise that you brought to this hearing this morning.

In your continuity plans, what do workers do if 10, 15 percent of the workforce has kids home sick?

If you have a fever and you're sick or your children are sick, don't go to work and don't go to school.

I am very confident in the expertise of OSHA's medical, scientific, compliance assistance and enforcement personnel.