joining me now, becky pringle, president of the national association. you for coming in today. you're a long-time teacher, my mom spent decades in the classroom, too. it has been so difficult going through covid. we have numbers from gallup. k-12 education has fallen six points to match record low of 36%. why do you think americans feel like education system is not working? >> i've had the opportunity to go visit students and educators throughout the country and this is that time of year. i taught science to middle school students and that hope and enthusiasm is there as school begins. there are lingering challenge from the pandemic, gaps in the learning. the pandemic made it worse. what educators are saying to me and what i know, focus we need now is on solutions that we know work. and it is important that you ask and listen to educatorses, parents and -- >> let's look at test scores, covid is real, learning loss is real. scores dropped to lowest level in decades. down four points in reading, nine points in math compared to pre-covid, compared to 10 ye