Legislating it from D.C. it has to be at the local level with creative governors and superintendents. Let's let teachers teach. Let's get the regulation of this bureaucracy in Washington out of the way. With almost 50 cents of every dollar that goes into a school is spent in regulatory compliance. Let's get that money to the kids. Wow. Let's raise Teacher salaries, let's do all of these things and let teachers be creative and innovative in their classrooms. (59:29–59:37)
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Asserts that nearly half of school funding is spent on regulatory compliance.
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