A Postsecondary Education Is The Ticket To

I Think Every Student Needs Access To Technology, And I Think Technology Can Be A Hugely Important Vehicle To Help Level The Playing Field.

Whether You Look At These Recent Pisa Results, Which We Are Mediocre At Best, Whether You Look At A 25 Percent Dropout Rate In This Country, Whether You Look At, In One Generation, We're Not Doing What We Need To Be Doing To Keep America Great.

If Children Are Hungry, They Need To Be Fed. It's Hard To Learn If Your Stomach Is Growling. We Need To Take That On. If Students Can't See The Blackboard, Need Eyeglasses, We Need To Do That. If Students Need A Social Worker Or Counselor To Work Through The Challenges They're Facing At Home In The Community, We Need To Do That.

Even In A Time Of Fiscal Austerity, Education Is More Than Just An Expense.

Teachers Support Evaluations Based On Multiple Measures: Student Growth, Classroom Observation And Feedback From Peers And Parents.