George Miller

For each of the past two years, Republicans have released budgets filled with giveaways to the wealthiest Americans at the expense of educating our nation's children.

how many investments does this body make where you get a seven-to-one return on investment?

Thank you, Secretary Duncan, for joining us here today to discuss President Obama's agenda for transforming education in America.

this is just a dagger that is aimed at the heart of the federal role in education.

And the Congress should now turn its attention to a full bipartisan reauthorization both of the Elementary Secondary Education Act and also the Higher Education Act so we can work out a bipartisan long-term fix for student aid questions.

We all have a sense of sadness and shock at what took place in Moore, Oklahoma.

There's the heavy hand of automatic budget cuts through sequestration.

Thank you, Mr. Secretary, again, thank you for your time.

However, in all of this movement forward, I fear that students and parents have lost a federal partner, creating an uncertain environment as the result of Congressional inaction.

We have to stop thinking short-term. This is a long-term play.

In contrast, I am glad to see that President Obama recognizes education is an investment and not an expense.

this is the best investment we can make.

there has to be this federal measure of accountability and that at the end of the day No Child Left Behind and ESEA are basic fundamental civil rights acts

I believe we must reengage as a federal partner both on policy and on funding.

I have the highest performing schools in the state and I have the lowest performing elementary schools in the state and high schools, but they are making dramatic changes in my poorest performing areas.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses.

We must not turn our back on our civil rights and moral obligation to our nation's children.

It appears that each of you are suggesting that the data that has been driven by No Child Left Behind has in fact turned out to be very valuable in how you structure your resources and deploy your resources in schools.

I think that this panel has delineated for the members this bifurcated role; there is a state and local role and there is our role.

In all of this great movement forward I fear that states, districts, schools, teachers and parents have lost their federal partner.

we cannot waste a single precious dollar on bureaucracy

Unfortunately, we know all too well about the rising costs of higher education is pushing those American dreams a little bit further out of reach for too many families.

I think the institutions have to play a role here too in terms of guidance about what really happens at the end of this process.

Today, more than ever, higher education is viewed as the pathway to a middle class job and economic security.

Higher education costs have been shifted increasingly to students and families.