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.

I'm a compassionate conservative.

I kept telling everyone I wasn't going to Washington to stay. I go to visit.

And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents.

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.

I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.

Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards.