Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"For too long, though, America's higher education system has lacked a focus on outcomes and value for students and families."

"Teachers want to be free to teach, and they want to be able to teach with regards to the time, as opposed to filling out paperwork."

"I worked very, very hard on the middle school piece of the ESSA, and on the innovation schools piece."

"I hope that in the future (a) you will be punctual about getting these rules out on time, and (b) that you will take into consideration the period of innovation in those industries where we can potent..."