Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Do you find that if the punitive structure of No Child Left Behind was taken away, does the data itself and slicing it in many different directions prove helpful to understanding the progress of the s..."

"But it sounded to me that much of what has gone on is trying to break down the silo in which teachers often find themselves."

"Our skills as a Nation, as they relate to skills in other countries around the world, are slipping."

"So what is it that kind of catches your students' imagination in the sense that it is relevant and not just some dry thing that they will 'never use'?"