John Kline

Proposing a budget that once again spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much is not the kind of leadership that America deserves.

I hope ESEA will get back its focus on the kids who are really being lost, who are still being left behind.

I will not give up on the idea that there is information that provides a level of transparency so that parents and communities can make decisions about their schools.

The time has come, I think, really for this committee and for organizations to start thinking about how you transition to an information-based system

I think this is a fundamental challenge to us. But I don't know how you get there if you don't go for the reauthorization.

I look forward to our witnesses' testimonies and will now recognize my friend, the distinguished senior Democrat member, George Miller, for his opening remarks.

The House has charged this committee to look at rules and regulations within our jurisdiction that may hinder job creation and economic growth.

We have to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and effectively.

This 'Washington knows best' approach is not helping our nation's education system improve.

I hope one day you have the opportunity to meet Jay Booker.

This is unacceptable.

Getting the economy moving and the American people back to work remain pressing national priorities.

Every dollar spent at the Federal level must be accounted for and justified before it is spent.

I apologize for coming in late. You have probably noticed that--how this place works.

I do want to thank all of you for being here today and for your testimony.

I am very pleased that we're spending this time talking about real job creation. For the last 2 years, we've watched the Democrats spend literally trillions of dollars in failed efforts to create jobs, with more government spending. We…

Flexibility and balancing that with the accountability we must insist on--otherwise, once again, there will be creativity of local districts to hide students and to hide their performance.

I have always thought that we have missed the bet in a lot of cases where you have somebody who loves math...

We believe to approach this issue and to approach the complexity of these issues, we must do this with comprehensive education reform in Indiana.

We have to have comprehensive reform.

Washington should not stand in the way of these and other meaningful reforms that improve the quality of education for our children.

We can no longer accept the status quo that says Washington has all the answers and more money will fix a broken education system.

Indiana today--it was announced yesterday--leads the nation in access to advanced placement exams with more minority students taking those exams than ever before.

When I took office in 2009, we immediately set out a very aggressive plan in Indiana that said the academic achievement and career preparation of all Indiana students would be the best in the United States and on par with the most…

There are few issues more important to the strength of the nation's economy than education.