Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated.

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion.

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program that provides laptops for all youngsters would close a gap that most of us are not aware of, or will not admit to, which is a tremendous gap in the poor communities.

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere.

People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.

It's a sad day when the leaders of the free world engage in such deception and trickery. I voted against this unnecessary war and will continue to argue that the best way to support our troops is to bring them home.