Senator McKinley may refer to: (wikipedia)
We have to pay the best and brightest teachers the best.
We have to meet international standards. Our students are not prepared and we must do better. The question is: How do we get more rigor and relevance? We have to expect a child to be taught to compete.
It's important that we prepare students for the global marketplace.
I think the mood is changing. We believe strongly in local control, but with that comes some responsibility.
The cross country thing, I think, is a real potential problem. I know a lot of high school athletes that go out for (track) just for conditioning for football the following season.
We want to focus like a laser on student achievement, not on teacher credentials.
