Bob Schaffer: “People who live on the land are the best environmental stewards.”

This is the greatest environment for school reform I have seen in my career in here, in 38 years on this committee, and we should be taking advantage of it.

It is a perspective that favors choice, local control, a professional transformation of the teaching craft, transparency, accountability, competitiveness, and marketplace entrepreneurship.

The only individuals who can guarantee that these dollars are being spent efficiently are the ones who are closest to the children who are affected.

It is the fundamental right and obligation of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children.