John Doolittle: “And one of our former colleagues, Frank Riggs, has been a real leader in this charter schools movement, and he continues…”

“And one of our former colleagues, Frank Riggs, has been a real leader in this charter schools movement, and he continues to be involved these days in the private sector for education now, and is still involved in a nonprofit involving charter schools. I just think the Nation should be aware that this is a Republican idea that has been fostered, that has been legislated, and we are seeing clear results. You yourself mentioned the dramatic decline. It has a ways to go, but someone once said it doesn't matter so much where you are as it does in which direction you are headed. And in education in the inner cities, we are headed in a positive direction, and it is positive for the first time in many decades. And we just have to keep up the positive flow in that area, and I think we will be blessed in many different ways in this Nation. {time} 2015”