Burnt Orange Report - Chris Bell Happy Hour and Update

Burnt Orange Report - Chris Bell Happy Hour and Update: "Chris took center stage after that. He told us that Gov. Perry has been a inspiration to many folks here in Texas. He has inspired Chris into this exploratory campaign. Chris told us that Texas needs real leadership, but not the type of leadership that Gov. Perry has given us. It seems that the only way that Gov. Perry has been able to lead our state is straight to the bottom in almost every category, but most notably in education. He said that we need a real conversation about how best to deal with our education problems. He promises that as governor he would commission a blue ribbon, bi-partisan panel on how to best deal with our problems with education. He says that we can learn from the successes in both public education and charter schools. He says that our goal should be to have the best schools in the country. The Texas Miracle is more like a mirage. Teaching to the test is ruining our public education. Education needs to be taken out of the special interest of the testing corporations and back in the hands of teachers and principals.

As far as ethics go, Chris thinks that the revolving door that has been installed in the Governor's Mansion needs to be removed. The state government needs to become more transparent, without (D)eLay."