Harry Reid: “We are very grateful that we have an opportunity to talk about education. There are many things that we need to talk…”

“We are very grateful that we have an opportunity to talk about education. There are many things that we need to talk about as it relates to education. Certainly, this is a step in the right direction. I personally believe very strongly about the fact that in America we have 3,000 children dropping out of high school every day--3,000 children who are going to be less than they could be. I think we need to do something about that. On a number of occasions we have attempted to move legislation forward that would help create a dropout czar in the Department of Education to adopt some of the educational programs that are working around the country. We in Nevada are particularly concerned with the dropout rate. We have the dubious distinction of leading the Nation in the rate of high school dropouts. We really need to do something about that. This problem is making our country less productive. It is making the State of Nevada less productive. For this reason alone, I think it is important that we start talking about education.”