Newt Gingrich and ED in '08 in the Washington Times

In case you missed it, this morning, the Washington Times ran an op-ed that I authored with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Now, Newt and I haven't always agreed on issues in the past, but we've put our differences aside to speak out on the Program for International Student Assessment scores released last week which showed that American students are below average in both math and science.

Newt and I both believe that we have to act now to improve education before even more American students lose out on the skills they need for the best jobs, hurting our economy and impacting each and every one of us. This issue is much too important to let partisanship get in the way.