Political Quotes

“Well, I do not think so. We, you know, what I have been involved in and almost all of 1997, I think we have had 22 different hearings around the country. We have been in 14 different States taking a look at what works and what does not work in education. We have also taken a look at how our children are scoring on international tests. A study came out again this week. I think out of 21 countries we are near or at the bottom in a number of different categories. That is unacceptable. We cannot expect to compete on an international basis in a number of global industries if our kids are continuing to score at the lowest levels of any kids in the world.”