I agree with all these goals that the Republicans have set out for education:

- Creating financial incentives for school districts to share administrative functions.
- Measuring the school year by hours instead of days, so that students receive the equivalent of 180 full days of instruction.
- Providing salary incentives for people to teach subjects where teachers are in short supply, such as math and science.
- Curbing the practice of "social promotion" by ensuring elementary students master essential reading skills by the time they reach fourth grade.