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That just doesn't make sense, that government should be making money off students.

I strongly believe that more money needs to be spent in the classroom.

I think the problem with schools is not too many incentives but too few. Because of tenure, teachers' unions, and the fact that teachers generally aren't observed in their classrooms, they can do whatever they want in class.

If the government is going to mandate levels and punish schools for failing, they should send that money to the school system.

We can pay teachers a hundred thousand dollars a year, and we'll do nothing to improve our schools as long as we keep the A, B, C, D, F grading system.

We should be trying to make education less expensive, not more.

I think we spend too much on K-12 education a.k.a. teachers' salaries. It's the only industry where you never see any productivity increases.

Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards.

School reform is not enough. The notion of schooling itself must be challenged.