Lamar Alexander actually said...

in our Constitutional 10th Amendment Federal system of government, states have a right to be wrong.

He asserts that states should have the autonomy to make their own decisions.

07/31/2012

More Lamar Alexander Quotes

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I'm skeptical that most, or even many, States will have effective educator-evaluation systems unless the Federal Government nudges them.

The politics around educator evaluation are tough at every level.

If Washington doesn't make us do it, the teachers union and opponents from the right will make it impossible for us to have higher standards...