children, families count on your support to deal with the esea. i am disappointed to hear reports about your mismanagement of the office of elementary and secondary education. 2016, it would appear you merged oese and office of innovation and improvement. they had 328 employees. we're down to oese having just 260 employees, nearly 20% staff reduction. there are a lot of press reports out there -- and i quote -- describe long ways for answers to technical questions, lack of overall support, technical know-how, including when it comes to improving schools. do you see it is your responsibility to help states to implement esea? what is your message to states complaining that the lights are off at your department of education? i might also add, i believe there was a contract awarded to look at morale in the department. secretary devos: chairman, let me comment on your previous question, and i would just say with regard to charter schools what we need is more charter schools and more options for children, not less, and states are proving time and again