5 Quotes by Ken Hoagland

The plan is to do it in a regular legislative session. It's so important that no one wants to rush that debate.

Jim Leininger has fought long odds for more than a decade in trying to win better educational choices for inner-city youth. Tonight was just one more part of his long-term goal of saving lost children.

The real loser in the election tonight was not Jim Leininger but the parents of inner-city children trapped in failing schools who will now have more legislators aligned with teachers unions instead of children who need help.

Dr. Leininger has worked for more than a decade to win the same educational choices for inner-city parents as those enjoyed by the wealthy. In short, we're not going away. We've been fighting for that for more than a decade, and we will keep fighting for it until we win improved education systems and additional options for parents and children.

He plays by the rules. Whatever the rules are, he will follow them.