I still believe we have an incredible opportunity to take schools into the future with a proper reauthorization of ESEA.

It's time to change the law.

It's time to reduce the federal footprint.

The antiquated Highly Qualified Teacher requirements value tenure and credentials above a teacher's ability to actually teach.

Without a doubt, 'Nation at Risk' could be considered the catalyst for the modern education reform movement.

The only way to address these deep concerns is to engage in a true bipartisan rewrite of the law.

We need to shift our focus to teacher effectiveness.

Strict mandates and red tape result in unprecedented federal intrusion in classrooms, stunting innovation.

Despite the best of intentions, we can now see clearly that our federal efforts haven't worked as we had hoped.

I believe we have to start rooting our long-term vision regarding accountability not just in proficiency but also in real-world outcomes.

We all agree--Democrats, Republicans and the Administration--that the federal role should shift in this reauthorization.

If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.