state. that means getting money to the classroom where it belongs. it means working at any kind of duplicative administrative costs that might take away from getting money to the teachers and the classrooms. it means having high performance standards. we also need to work on making sure that each child as they move from grade to grade is proficient at great appropriate levels. there is a great saying that says from the first to the third grade a child learns how to read, but from the fourth grade on they love to read. that is where our focus needs to be. how can we raise the bar on our expectations for education? after we get more money to the classrooms? how can we make sure we reward effective teachers and have a fair pay for performance system for our teachers? how can we get more parents involved? after we get more local control of our school boards? i do not believe the oklahoma should be average. i believe oklahoma should be excellent when it comes to education. i think