"My All-STAR Act, which I introduced with Representative Petri and many other members of this committee, would improve this program by investing in high-quality charter schools..."
"I want to talk about how being a portfolio district that values different governance models..."
"the most important factor is a teacher in the classroom, but the data bears out that there is no more important school-level factor that influences a child's education than the quality of the teacher ..."
"There is no more important school-level factor influencing our children's education than the quality of our teaching force."
"Our system for preparing teachers is falling short."
"We can do better."
"I believe that all students should have access to outstanding teachers."
"Research clearly shows that the most important factor in the education of a child is teacher quality, followed by school leadership."
"Improving the quality of the teaching profession is key to student success, but we know that it begins with teacher preparation programs."
"In my view, the federal government, states, and institutions can do more to improve the quality of teacher preparation programs and ensure that they are adequately funded."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Want to address a question to--the first question to Dr. Peske."
"That is consistent with why I introduced with Congressman Petri the GREAT Act, which encourages the growth and development precisely of these types of teacher or principal academies."