London Breed Quotes

We owe every student in every neighborhood in New Jersey an equal opportunity to succeed. We know that more money, alone, is not the answer. We need to redefine success, and how we pursue that success, by the outcomes obtained by students.

Education is not about thinning the herd. Education is about helping every student succeed.

Every one of us deserves the right to have a great education that's going to prepare us and give us the tools that we need in order to thrive outside of school. It's our government's responsibility to make sure that everyone is included.

We must provide an improved early education system so that all students have the opportunity to learn and reach their full potential.

Above all, I believe every child, no matter their ZIP code or their parents' jobs, deserves access to a quality education.

Public education must be viewed from the lens of providing each child with the learning environment that best meets his or her needs. If we can send a low-income child to a parochial school, knowing that his odds of attending college will increase as a result, then that should be our mission.

No matter what happens in a child's home, no matter what other social and economic factors may impede a child, there's no question in my mind that a first-rate school can transform almost everything.

Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource - the minds of our children.

The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.

As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education.

Schools serving disadvantaged students need more time to help these students catch up and gain the core academic skills they will need to succeed in our economy and society.

We cannot build a prosperous state without good schools.

More than anything, we must do better for our children's education.

There's no silver bullet when it comes to helping all children achieve. Great public schools are our best shot.

I have vowed to make my administration's educational priorities - indeed, priorities in any issue area - abundantly clear. Students come first, and hardworking faculty deserve every respect and dignity.

No child's dream should be limited by the quality, or lack thereof, of the education they receive.

Regardless of their parent's income or zip code, every child in Georgia deserves access to a high-quality, affordable education.

Students can't dream big when classrooms lack books, microscopes, and robotics kits - or even paper, pencils, and paste.

Many expanded-time schools have generated extraordinary results. In some cases, they have completely closed the achievement gap, all while installing curricula with a richness rivaled only by elite private schools and those in the most upscale suburbs.

'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.

Keeping our kids engaged and in school must become a national priority.

The countries who do the best in international comparisons, whether it's Finland or Japan, Denmark or Singapore, do well because they have professional teachers who are respected, and they also have family and community which support learning.

I believe we all agree that, for the health of Kansas, nothing is more important than education.

As an educator myself, I understand the profound effect that good teachers and a quality education have on the lives of our young people.

Quite a few, actually, are involved in education. They have had the same experience Hanna and I had: when they started having their own kids, they didn't want them to have a poor educational experience; they wanted them to enjoy school.