07/21/2009
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"I agree with Senator Dodd. Parents are first, but if parents are first, teachers and school leaders are second."
"We as a country are going to rue the day unless we think about the children that are living in poverty."
"I do not think anybody in the Senate would accept those odds for any of our kids or grandkids."
"I think there is enormous reform fatigue that goes on in these school districts."