But the best thing Washington can do for education is realize that our role is limited. Washington must keep its promises, but let those who know our childrens' names- parents, teachers and school board members- make education decisions.
A recent survey conducted by the University of Minnesota concluded that meth was involved in as many as 81 percent of child protection cases in the state.
Asian countries produce eight times as many engineering bachelors as the United States, and the number of U.S. students graduating at the masters and PhD levels in these areas is declining.
At the federal level, we must help, not hinder, local school boards, parents, teachers and administrators as they make decisions about educating our children.
Ethanol and biodiesel allow people to burn a cleaner form of energy.
Just last week, I was successful in passing two bi-partisan amendments through the House of Representatives that aim to address the even larger problem of cracking down on countries who export the materials to create meth into the United States.
Part of Washington keeping its promises is a focus on directing more dollars into our local classrooms.
Our enemy of international terrorism respects no laws of warfare or morality, and its individual members take innocent lives, just to create chaos for news cameras.
The lack of substantial resources and staffing along the Northern U.S. border poses a real security threat.
The Prescription Drug Benefit we passed in Congress is already working to make prescription drugs available and affordable for all seniors who depend on them, through the drug card that became available last year.
There are some scary statistics out there: one in five kids aged 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation or approach via the Internet.
Unless we rise to the challenge, instead of American youth being able to live the American dream, the Chinese will fulfill their dream of overtaking America.
This enemy of peace in the world today is unlike any we have seen in the past, and our military is learning from, and building on, previous successes while carrying peace and freedom into the future.
I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family and I share the concern about rising tuition costs.
I was the first boy in the Kennedy family to graduate from college.
As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.
Few things are more important to each individual's future success or to our nation's prosperity than education.
Too many vital education dollars that should be spent in the classroom are bouncing around in the federal bureaucracy.
The Internet is a great information tool, and can be a place where kids learn, but we must remember that when kids are online, they are in public.
We must conserve our environment and pass it on to our children in as good or better condition than it was passed to us.
