Mike Pence: “As I had the privilege to write this morning on the editorial page of USA Today, nobody doubts this President's heart…”

“As I had the privilege to write this morning on the editorial page of USA Today, nobody doubts this President's heart for our kids. As a Governor, George W. Bush championed education reform, and, upon being elected President, brought his vision for standards and school choice to Capitol Hill. Unfortunately, the defenders of the status quo in education succeeded in turning the President's original vision for education reform into a huge increase in the Federal Government's role in our local schools and, regrettably, they are at it again, as No Child Left Behind II, with national testing for high school students, comes to Congress. The American people have always known the government that governs least governs best in those functions of government closest to the family. However well-intentioned, one more unfunded mandate from Washington, D.C. will not cure what ails our local schools. Resources that promote reform through competition and school choice will. There is nothing that ails our local schools that parents and teachers of America cannot solve with the resources and the freedom to choose. Let us say no to more national testing. Let us say no to No Child Left Behind II.”