Todd Russell Platts: “The goal of most alternative settings is to provide youth who struggle in mainstream society another opportunity to…”

I was opposed to the bill in total, I don't want to dismiss or contend that there are not aspects of it that I think are wise and good policy going forward.

Access to affordable, quality education--basic education and higher education--is key to us remaining that land of opportunity

My concern is that the president's budget proposal is trying to reinvent the wheel at the expense of proven and critically needed Perkins programs.

If the gentlelady will yield, I would add it's been a great privilege to serve with you here and to travel. You'll enjoy a story from that trip when we were visiting the Special Forces in the Philippine Islands. This past September, I was…