The nation’s schools need to be more milk-y, according to Jeb Bush.

That’s what the former Florida governor said in a speech today at a Washington D.C. education summit put on by his non-profit organization, the Foundation for Excellence in Education.

“I wish our schools could be more like milk. You heard me, I said milk,” a copy of Bush’s speech reads. “Go down the aisle of nearly any major supermarket these days and you will find an incredible selection of milk.

“You can get whole milk, low fat milk or skim milk. You can get organic milk, milk with Vitamin D or milk enzymes to improve you the way your brain functions.

“You can get flavored milk — chocolate, strawberry or vanilla – that doesn’t even taste like milk. Most of the time, there is a whole other refrigerator case dedicated to milk alternatives – like soy milk, almond milk and rice milk. They even make milk for people who can’t drink milk.

“Who would have ever thought you could improve upon milk? Yet, freedom, innovation and competition found a way.”

To transform education, Bush went on, “we need to embrace the fundamental concept that education should be custom-designed to maximize every child’s god given capacity to learn. And then we need to allow freedom, innovation and competition to reshape to education system around the goal of ensuring their success.”

Bush transformed education in Florida during his tenure as governor by instituting a school grading system, the now-dreaded FCAT achievement exams, and a school voucher system later struck down by the Florida Supreme Court.

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