Carolyn McCarthy: “Teachers and school leaders alike must incorporate real-world technology in education programs nationwide.”

For a nation as wealthy and influential as ours, these figures are simply unacceptable.

It is a parent's worst nightmare to send a child to school only to learn that the child has become a victim of a crime or other incident * * * [w]e see acts of bullying that quickly escalate into outbreaks of violence.

I would be remiss not to mention the importance of investment in early education.

This Congress must make a commitment to updating and re-authorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.