On the recordMay 18, 2010
We need to focus on teachers, not administrators and a lot of the auxiliary people who are in the educational system today. Teachers should be the primary focus. In my State of Georgia, we're laying off teachers, and it's a crying shame. Teachers don't get the recognition that they deserve. They don't get the pay that they deserve. They're hamstrung by red tape and paperwork. They're struggling very hard to impart an education to the youth of our Nation. Many of these teachers have to come out of their own pocket to pay for supplies for kids in their own room, and that's a crying shame. It should not be that way. This is just a simple token, but I hope a tremendous token, to honor the teachers that affect all of us and affect the Nation's future. These people need the much deserved recognition that this resolution gives them.
