New US Department of Education Leader--what does it mean???

Here are several quotes from a recent speech by the new head of Department of Education.  Earlier in the speech he noted 1/3 of students drop out of high school.  We know Florida has a rate that is worse and that volunteer literacy groups, along with the adult education programs run by schools and colleges strive to fill the gap.  Most of the speech seems to be from the k-12 perspective, but you and I know, adult education providers --including our volunteer literacy programs MUST be on board to really make a difference. More...