Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank my colleague from South Dakota for highlighting the real benefits of doing away with No Child Left Behind, breaking down the national school board, and saying to States and localities across this country: We ought to put you in charge of K- through-12 education. That is where the responsibility needs to be. That is where we will have decisions closer to students. And I don't think there is disagreement among Members of the Senate or Congress or Republicans or Democrats or people from the North or the South--we want to make sure K-through-12 education works. Every child should get across the goal line to graduation, and every child with a diploma should be marketable either to higher education or to a job with a skill that has a paycheck. I will say that the Federal Government's role is not to micromanage the education system; it is to be a financial partner to K-through-12 education, to be a partner without strings, and to be a partner that provides equity across the board. So I am here to talk about the Full Education Opportunity Act of 2015, which I hope will be an amendment to this bill. Title I-A is the Federal Government's central financial assistance to 21 million poor children in America. They attend school districts with high levels of poverty, and the kids come from low-income families. They define exactly what the Federal Government should be focused on.…”