The more aligned, if you imagine a system that is perfectly aligned--I don't think there is one.

One of the, I think, unintended consequences of No Child Left Behind is that there is a horrible springtime ritual in this country, in our school districts, where we spend 2 or sometimes even 3 weeks administering what are largely…

I suspect there is huge variability in the United States of how many computers are available.

This is called a motion to proceed, and around here, I think that is Senate-speak for a motion to not get anything done. It is particularly aggravating because I was back in Colorado this weekend, as I am every weekend, traveling the State…

I think, particularly when this isn't about a private sector transaction, this is about the American people's business, the people who have hired everybody here to do this job, it is a shame that we should not be out here tonight in a…

I rise in strong support of this effort by a group of reform-minded Senators to finally get rid of this ridiculous and insane practice of anonymous holds. The American people have little patience for this political game when they are going…

the embodiment of an entire generation's commitment to civil rights in this country.

Our Federal spending is roughly 9 percent of what we spend on K-12 education.

How can America sustain itself as a world power if we are allowing huge numbers of our children to fail?

We have focused on other issues to the detriment of our children.

We spend roughly $8,000 a kid in Denver. I think we get better results probably than Newark.

I wish that--I want to come back as a panelist, not as a Senator.