Patty Murray actually said...

The Holy Grail is finding more fair ways to pay teachers more for teaching well.

The only reason the Federal Government is really involved in education is for civil rights purposes...

the law is not punitive. It is not about punishing schools. It is about providing resources to support students in those struggling schools.

ESSA is basically a civil rights law. It requires the Federal Government to play a key role in the oversight of states as they implement ESS...