I am a big proponent, as my colleagues know, of apprenticeships, internships, on-the-job.

Proper education of supervisors will result in an engaged workplace, where you will really have the sense--this sounds very naive--the truth is you will have much happier employees if you have well-trained supervisors, and as a result, you…

protecting student privacy is critically important.

But, Mr. Secretary, these things are being negotiated one-to-one by you and I think that exhibits a cavalier attitude on the part of the Department regarding the Administrative Procedures Act and the requirements of the law relating to…

It is outrageous that the Department would hold States accountable to rules that have not been finalized.

Under No Child Left Behind, the Federal Government dictated how States and school districts measured school performance.

I wish he would have told us how the marshmallow pizza tasted.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize or permit the Secretary as a condition of approval of the State plan or revisions or amendments to the State plan to prescribe any specific school support and improvement strategies or…

Congress recognized the negative impact this had on students, and we worked in a bipartisan fashion to pass a law that would restore State and local control of K-12 education.

So, there was a yes in there somewhere, I believe.

I'm very concerned about what's happening within your Department's Office for Civil Rights.