Do you agree that this disaggregation of data required by NCLB led to more accountability in the system and allowed your district to better target resources for the students who are most in need?

You have to look at every group. And that is part of disaggregation. Look at all of your data.

The timing of this hearing is important as this Congress continues the bipartisan, bicameral reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The role of the federal government in education has changed over the years but the mission remains the same: to ensure equal access to a quality public education for all students.

I have participated in five reauthorizations of ESEA during my time in Congress, and strongly believe this reauthorization is long overdue.

I think there is agreement and some differences. But I think all of you have a passionate belief in good education.

We do need information, but we don't need useless information or redundant information.

But what are we planning to do to update that, at least so we don't jeopardize those valuable papers and all the other artifacts associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt?

John Marshall made it very clear that the sovereignty of the Indian tribes is a retained sovereignty, and that retained sovereignty is protected by the constitution, not granted by the constitution.

A major issue now is the Carcieri v. Salazar decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.

I would like to point out Michigan went through a struggle on the fishing rights and the Indians basically won on the basis of a treaty.