02/24/2010
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"I think great teachers need to be supported. I think they should be better compensated, and I think they should be treated as professionals."
"I am talking about prospective recruits which would rely upon or could benefit from the loan forgiveness, but if it is taken away, they might decide that going into the service is not their best optio..."
"Should you not be advocating that the President incorporate it in his infrastructure plan, that this is absolutely critical to education success?"
"the American Society of Civil Engineers gives our school facilities a D-plus rating, about a $38 billion gap between necessary repairs to bring them up to standard."