Political Quotes

“What this is not about is about process. It is not a debate about process. What this is about is making sure that we put our children at the forefront and their education. That is what the whole debate always should be about. It should not be about all these other things. It should be how we are making sure that every child gets a good education, that they can all do reading, writing and math. How do we make sure that we do not leave a single child behind. That is one of the things, and that is why in the States that they are moving to the tax credit as a complement to the bureaucratic model is that they recognize that in too many areas we are leaving too many kids behind. Republicans, Democrats, liberals, conservatives, African Americans, Caucasians are coming to the conclusion together that, just like testing in and of itself is not the total answer, just like more money through the bureaucratic model is not the total answer, tax credits, you and I, I do not think, believe that tax credits in and of themselves are going to revolutionize education. More parental involvement is not by itself going to do it.”