NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “I welcome the fact that we are able to find some agreement amidst what could be contentious, because when we discuss the…”

“I welcome the fact that we are able to find some agreement amidst what could be contentious, because when we discuss the issue of education reform in any district with someone of any political party, the one thing that keeps coming up is the notion of accountability. Yesterday, this House went on record saying that we would have sufficient measurements of accountability. What the gentleman from Missouri, my friend, does with this amendment is reaffirm the objective criteria which should be the watchword for this. The Federal Government should not micromanage nor try to evaluate feelings, perceptions, opinions. What we seek to do here is use objective criteria to maintain that sense with this House on the record with this amendment, and I welcome this unanimity, if you will, with reference to the amendment, and I commend the gentleman from Missouri for bringing the amendment to our attention. I urge its passage.”