In Connecticut, my understanding, although I haven't seen the actual litigation, is that they want to measure every other year and not provide annual assessment as is required in the statute.

I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking.

In Connecticut, my understanding, although I haven't seen the actual litigation, is that they want to measure every other year and not provide annual assessment as is required in the statute.

If all you ever do is all you've ever done, then all you'll ever get is all you've ever got.

And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children.

We want to obviously foster a relationship that we're a partner with states; that we all share the same goals of closing the achievement gap, just as the Congress does; and that we're practical and sophisticated enough to understand what they're talking about.

It's a hard process to navigate... to figure out where your kid ought to go to college.