The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.

Now things have changed for the better. Our reforms end seniority and tenure so we can hire and fire based on merit and pay based on performance. That means we can put the best and the brightest in our classrooms - and we can keep them there.

Hire the best people, and trust what you hired them to do.

I will not yell "Fire" in a crowded classroom

In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice.

The best and brightest don't go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.