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Bottom line is that both places really invested in teacher quality and teacher effectiveness. they implemented teacher evaluation systems like we referred to, ones that really recognized and rewarded the top performing teachers but also identified those who weren't ing well and both of those states actually invested heavily in professional development for teachers but both states also ensured that they put in place higher standards, both of them adopted what is known as the common core standards which are much, much higher standards we believe are going to help american children compete with t...

But as howard says across the country. >> well, we did fight very, very hard and it was an uphill battle. the things we were pushing. we were pushing for a contract we felt was good for kids, right. so that did not put adults' interests above what was in the best interest of children. we got rid of tenure, lock step pay, seniority based layoffs. we created a system in the best interest of the children. and the entire time we were fighting that, you know, it got a lot of national attention. but we do believe that it did help move the ball forward nationally. because now you're seeing a lot more...

Education reform. you've been fighting the good fight. howard dean, reverend al has been hanging out with newt gingrich. >> well, there's that. >> over the past several years. >> got to do what you got to do. >> a lot of people are onboard with education reform. but are we making any progress? >> well, we are making some progress. if you look at what's happened over the last couple of years, we've had many, many more states taking on important issues like getting rid of last-in, first-out policies, putting in place important teacher evaluation systems that are rigorous that would reward the be...

Teachers who aren't educating the kids but they can't be fired because of the unions? >> this idea of higher standards, both national unions are absolutely behind that effort. they're supporting that. you've seen the head of the aft say they don't want to protect teachers who aren't making it. the majority of teachers are working extraordinarily hard. teacher evaluation systems in our country are broken. we need to reward great teachers, help those in the middle improve and those at the bottom where it's not working, we need to move them. >> the american federation of teachers is the a.f.t. >>...

Teenage pregnancy rates, keeping students in school, graduating, we need to support that work. >> are you ready to take on the teachers unions around the country so that the good teachers are rewarded and the bad teachers, even the awful teachers can get fired? >> well, i've said repeatedly that student achievement has to be part of teacher evaluation systems. teacher evaluation systems in this country are broken. they don't work for good teachers. they don't work for teachers improving or move out teachers who frankly need to find another profession. i have said repeatedly we have to recogniz...