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

I think it'd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the culture of an institution.

What we know is the workplace is more demanding than ever before.

We at the Department of Education are going to provide technical assistance; I've committed $14 million to show states how they might meet this more sophisticated approach.

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.

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

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.