The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

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

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

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

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.

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.

If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out.