Gov. Scott Walker promoted the success of his labor union and education reforms in Wisconsin during an address to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.

“We don’t have seniority or tenure anymore,” Walker said. “We can hire and fire based on merit. We can pay based on performance. We can put the best and the brightest in the classroom, and we can keep them there. … It’s working, our school scores are better. Our ACT scores are second best in the country. Our graduation rates are up over the past four years. Our reading scores are up over the past four years, because we put the power back in the hands of the hardworking taxpayers and the people they elect to run their school boards.”