Speaker and gazillionaire rap about ed

Speaker Joe Hackney has racked up the frequent flyer miles this week as he scrambles between his speaker duties and his role as presdent of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

On Tuesday, Hackney appeared with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who spoke to the NCSL conference about education.

"We’ve been in an economic crisis for a year or so," Gates said. "We’ve been in an education crisis for decades. Our performance at every level is dropping against the rest of the world. It’s a reflection of weak system run by old beliefs and bad habits."

Previously: State Republican Party chairman Tom Fetzer slammed Hackney for his participation in the conference.