Bob Schaffer: “Vikki, who proudly proclaimed herself to not be a hyphenated American, but a proud American.”

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.

The question is now, when we see all of the reform that is taking place, before you didn't know where your qualified teachers were, you wouldn't say where the distribution was, your graduation rate--any improvement made you AYP.

You can't have all of this change that has been developed in the states or all of the reluctance to change that has been developed in other states and say that this is somehow one-size-fits-all.

I have become deeply convinced of the value of parental involvement in education.