in north fondulac, they were able to save over $300,000. that's money that can go directly into the classroom. >> not only after an english received the award, she was laid off. why? under the old collective bargaining system, she was one of the first to be laid off because she was one of the last ones to be hired. didn't matter that she was one of the best teachers in the state. to correct problems like that, our reforms now allow local school districts to staff based on merit and pay based on performance. >> think about that. that means we can bring our best and our brightest in classrooms and we can keep them there. two years ago, i spoke to the convention of school board members and administrators and laid out my plan. as a candidate for governor, i told them the system needed to be reformed and that we should empower local officials who are elected at the local level to make the decisions about their schools. and that's exactly what our reforms do. the best reminder of that came from the words of a superintendent of a small school dist