Judy Chu actually said...

"I sponsored a bill to increase food stamp eligibility by eliminating the fingerprinting requirement."

"I am assuming that you would want more teachers with national board certification to be at the high-needs schools?"

"there are many remedies that districts could pursue and some are practiced in a few districts but local politics serve as a formidable barrier in those."

"if that leverage could be used toward equalizing spending in districts with the local and state money, then some of these remedies would start to surface."