Rand Paul actually said...

"I was never a big fan of No Child Left Behind. I thought it federalized too much, took away too much power from the States, the teachers, the parents, everybody."

"I'm a bit of a contrarian when it comes to education."

"I think important to remember, though, that the goal of the bill was not to have no regulations but to have them closer to home where you are deciding those in your States, not at the Federal level, a..."

"In my medical practice, I would see teachers all the time. I never met a teacher who liked No Child Left Behind, not one."