Pat Roberts actually said...

ESSA is an extension of one of the most important goals of our country, ensuring civil rights and equality of opportunity for every child.

We know what happens when we don't have true accountability. Inevitably, it's the kids from the low-income neighborhoods, kids of color, kid...

Congress decided last year to reverse that trend. The President signed the bill. That should put an end to it.

I call it the end of the 'Mother, May I' era, an era when Governors and chief State school officers had to come to Washington to get permiss...