that this bill would "bring more opportunities to students all over America who are looking for that chance to learn, to grow and to succeed." Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) argued that competition amongst public schools and charter schools was positive because "when parents have choices, kids get a better education." Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) authored an amendment regarding tracking spending on administrative costs designed to prevent administrative costs from getting too large. Cassidy said that "it is simple and straightforward, ensuring the millions of taxpayers dollars will go to classrooms, not caught up in bureaucracy." The American Association of School Administrators opposed the bill, arguing that the bill did not have sufficient provisions in it to make sure tax dollars were being spent correctly, although they conceded the bill was an improvement over current law. The Center for Education Reform was critical of the bill, cautioning that "it is nothing more than a natural progression of the federal government becoming too involved in charter school policy. The organization argued that "the federal government is taking too much of a direct role in defining 'quality' and 'high performance' charter schools," taking away power from the states to make their own decisions about what charter schools qualify for grants. They argued that this takes away the autonomy and innovation that define charter schools, discounts parental choices about schools, and, due to the formulaic nature of these evaluations, discourages charter management organizations from taking over failing schools (since the failing school will hurt their scores). Supporters of the bill think the additional funding would be a good way to reduce the waiting list of 1 million children national who want to enroll in public charter schools. See also List of bills in the 113th United States Congress Charter schools in the United States Education in the United States References External links Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 10 beta.congress.gov H.R. 10 GovTrack.us H.R. 10 OpenCongress.org H.R. 10 WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 10 Congressional Budget Office's report on H.R. 10 House Report 113-423 on H.R. 10 Proposed legislation of the 113th United States Congress Charter schools in the United States United States proposed federal education legislation