Sen. Huff responds to 'Race to the Top' Committee hearings

 Senator Bob Huff (R - Diamond Bar) released the following statement following the Senate Education Committee's informational hearing on the Federal 'Race to the Top' competitive grant program:

"As Vice-Chair of the Senate Education Committee, I have long been a supporter of accountability.  It works in the private sector and it can work for our teachers.  We need to strip out the barrier to using test scores to evaluate teachers."

"For years now, teacher unions have said the answer to our education crisis is more money," said Senator Huff.  "Yet they are slow to embrace common-sense reforms that would make the state eligible for billions of dollars in federal funding.  They can't have it both ways."

"The time to act is now," continued Huff.  "Unions may want to put the brakes on these important reforms but kids in school classrooms cannot wait another day. I hope all lawmakers will be bold enough to challenge these special interests defending the status quo, and instead put student's quality education as their highest priority."