Jared Polis actually said...

"some might call Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien the mother of charter schools in Colorado."

"All children deserve to learn, and proven models exist today. That is why I will soon introduce the All Students Achieving Through Reform--ALL-STAR--Act."

"Thank you Chairman Miller and I applaud you holding a hearing on such an important issue as charter schools, to which I have devoted much of my policy and philanthropic efforts."

"The beauty of a public charter school lies in its great autonomy and self-determination--this is what drew me to charter schools in the first place."