Susan Collins actually said...

You, Mr. Chairman, raised some very important questions about the accountability of those funds, so I'm pleased that the board has answered ...

We do need better teachers, we do need better principals, we do need adequate funding.

we've got to be able to assess the impact of that investment on the students that we're serving.

That's why I'm such a strong supporter of the D.C. public charter schools and of the Opportunity Scholarship Program.