The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.

When money follows results - we will get more results for our money

The success of our economy shouldn't determine the success of our schools

The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.

The opponents of my budget propose taking $200 million out of our classrooms and instead spending it on a larger school employee pay raise. Our focus should be on making sure our children come first.

I think you'd change Alabama fundamentally if in six years someone said, 'If you want the best education in America, you've got to live in Alabama.' you'd change economic development, change the image of this state, you'd offer these kids an opportunity they otherwise would never have had.

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones