Barack Obama: “He discussed the need to raise expectations, increase teacher effectiveness and results for students.”

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

I was a little tall for it.