And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents.
I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools.
As you look around the country there are still a significant number of states where their whole school debate is over school funding and we've been focused on the quality debate for most of the '90s.
The parent knows instinctively that if they're working and setting an example for their child that means that child is more likely to be in school, more likely to stay out of trouble and more likely to complete their education.
Very few charter schools are being created in some of the best school districts in the state. If you're an educational innovator, that isn't where the greatest need is.
I just have a position that any child that's in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to have that school fixed.
