George Bush actually said...

"We need to bring the same high standards and accountability of NCLB to America's public high schools."

"There can be no compromise on the basic principles of NCLB: Every student must read, write, add, and subtract at grade level."

"It is paramount that the Federal Government work with the State government and local governments to make it clear that our schools are places of learning, not places where there will be violence."

"If we fail to give our students the skills necessary to compete in the world of the 21st century, the jobs will go elsewhere."