It’s a sad commentary that a candidate for federal office would have to interject in what should be a local concern. But three decades and $100 billion (annually) later, the federal Department of Education continues to micromanage our schools. Let’s not put our children on an education assembly line with one-size fits all bureaucratic testing. We need real changes-such as merit pay, collective-bargaining reform, seniority rules changes, and school choice-in order to best serve our children.