There has been a growing consensus across the country - from statehouses to the White House and the halls of Congress - that we need to take dramatic steps to improve our secondary schools.

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Currently, only 70 percent of our high school students earn diplomas with their peers, and...

Currently, only 70 percent of our high school students earn diplomas with their peers, and...

As problems like identity theft become more prevalent, now more than ever, Americans need to...

As problems like identity theft become more prevalent, now more than ever, Americans need to...

Today's population of adolescents and young adults is the largest in our nation's history.

Today's population of adolescents and young adults is the largest in our nation's history.

A person's credit report is one of the most important tools consumers can use to...

A person's credit report is one of the most important tools consumers can use to...

Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college...

Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college...

Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the...

Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the...

If we do not get No Child Left Behind right for Limited English Proficient students,...

If we do not get No Child Left Behind right for Limited English Proficient students,...

It is incumbent upon all of us to build communities with the educational opportunities and...

It is incumbent upon all of us to build communities with the educational opportunities and...

While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform,...

While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform,...

The people of South and Central Texas and the Coastal Bend need jobs, they need...

The people of South and Central Texas and the Coastal Bend need jobs, they need...

Right now, America's middle class is struggling to meet their basic needs.

Right now, America's middle class is struggling to meet their basic needs.

We need to work together, on a bipartisan basis, to create new jobs, increase job...

We need to work together, on a bipartisan basis, to create new jobs, increase job...

Tragically, the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth reported that one-quarter of our young...

Tragically, the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth reported that one-quarter of our young...

One of the most important improvements in the No Child Left Behind Act for migrant...

One of the most important improvements in the No Child Left Behind Act for migrant...

Closing the gap for women entrepreneurs should be a priority for the federal government -...

Closing the gap for women entrepreneurs should be a priority for the federal government -...

However, the Administration's plan to privatize Social Security will undermine retirement security for all Americans...

However, the Administration's plan to privatize Social Security will undermine retirement security for all Americans...

For too long, we financed our schools in a way that has systematically left large...

For too long, we financed our schools in a way that has systematically left large...

At their core, Americans all want the same basic things: a quality education for their...

At their core, Americans all want the same basic things: a quality education for their...

America cannot turn its back on the economic future and women-owned businesses are part of...

America cannot turn its back on the economic future and women-owned businesses are part of...

The privatization plan weakens Social Security and threatens our economic security by creating trillions of...

The privatization plan weakens Social Security and threatens our economic security by creating trillions of...