greg campeau is the national k- 12 education writer for usa today. allyson, let's start with you. >> you said that you are going to offer states exemptions from the chubb left behind in exchange for -- exchange from the no child left behind in exchange for certain conditions. you of not said what they are. >> we believe that the law in its current form is broken. it is way too punitive, lots of ways to fail, and no rewards for success. it is very punitive, very top down from washington and it has led to a dumbing down of standards. the law of the land has some money has so many disincentives and that does not make sense to me. do is doe going to creative and invented things around principal and evaluation support. we want to give them a lot more flexibility. we're focused on doing the right thing, showing courage, raising standards. we want to get out of the way and let the move. we will hold the of -- we will hold them accountable for results, but great changes have always come at the local level, not from me or anyone in washington. >> can you talk