We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school.

As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.

Asian countries produce eight times as many engineering bachelors as the United States, and the number of U.S. students graduating at the masters and PhD levels in these areas is declining.

We must conserve our environment and pass it on to our children in as good or better condition than it was passed to us.

Part of Washington keeping its promises is a focus on directing more dollars into our local classrooms.

We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school.

I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college.