David Roe actually said...

"I would encourage the Committee to look at the role that the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education program plays in reducing the drop out rate."

"We still have too many who are dropping out--some because of apathy, some because they simply need to help pay the bills and put food on the table."

"In Tennessee it is particularly important to remind our teenagers of the financial impact that education can have on your life."

"The bill that you mentioned that I have introduced, the Every Student Counts Act, requires an accurate count of who is graduating and who isn't and requires you to hit a 90 percent graduation rate--no..."