Governors and state superintendents of public instruction like to say we can provide universal access and improved quality simultaneously, ... Given the uneven fiscal situations, I haven't found a state that can do that.

The federal bill is a combination of cuts and what we believe are unfunded mandates, and it's the unfunded mandates that may generate the biggest cuts to the states.

The fading out isn't good news for the pro-universal preschool side.

It was powerful enough to knock me down a row and lift me off my feet.

It's good to see public education taking more risks ... but it is a very delicate balance. Meanwhile, it's the students and their families that are hurt.

The way to stop something like this is by setting the precedent of prosecution.

I think the movement has received a new shot in the arm from Gov. Schwarzenegger.

If an outbreak happened in Nova Scotia, we would be able to respond to it basically immediately.