We are cutting off our noses to spite our face.
What I have been asking for, is a commitment to increase funding for special education.
We need an administration to work with Congress to advance lasting solutions for the challenges facing schools nationwide.
More programs and higher spending have had little measurable impact on students' academic achievement.
Each year, he is faced with the undesirable task of defending a bloated budget full of new, unproven programs.
Families, school leaders, and taxpayers deserve a better way forward.
Thank you, Mr. Secretary. That was an excellent summation.
More than 10 million Americans can't find work and roughly 7 million are employed part-time but need a full-time job.
I urge the administration to be a partner in that effort.
We need to change course and adopt responsible reforms that will get this country working again.
No executive order or unilateral action can put the country back on track and people back to work.