Pat Rusk Quotations

We may not agree on the details of every single bill that comes out. But overall, the direction we see is very positive. It's time to put education first.

The day they tell me I can't hug them (my students), I'll quit. As an elementary teacher, my kids know that when they need a hug, there's one there for them. . . . (But) were I a teacher in a junior high or high school, I would not be hugging the kids.

It's a great idea. But it's probably not doable with the number of kids we have.

I do believe this is a new entitlement program. It doesn't offer parents any new choice; it simply says who will pay for that choice.