Robert Kennedy Quotes

Parents and grandparents ought to understand the importance of making sure the next generation excels - and charter schools have proven extraordinarily successful nearly everywhere they've been tried.

Instead of unfairly demonizing teachers, we should be working with them to find solutions to the problems in our schools and make sure every child gets an outstanding public education.

Also, if we take back our schools and concentrate on improving them so our children get a better education, they will be better trained to compete for a job locally.

To me, the burden of proof isn't on people looking for ways to improve our schools; it's on people who want to keep things the same. Our current system isn't working, and too many kids are being left behind.

I just have a position that any child that's in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to have that school fixed.

I have seen schools across the country working long and hard to embed a commitment to the unlimited development of every student into their cultures. The result, in terms of motivated learners and test scores, often is spectacular.

I definitely had a top-notch education.

I support high academic standards. Period.

Education is not Democrat versus Republican. It's about doing the right things for the right reason for our kids.

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

Albuquerque is my home. I want my kids and all of our children to be able to go to any public or charter school and receive an excellent education.

Well, we have to provide the world's best schools. We certainly don't have them, but that's our objective.

I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University. They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office.

With Michigan's economic future on the line, we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead, we need a high standards, mandatory curriculum to get all our students on the road to higher education and a good paying job.

Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to brag about budget cuts have left us with.

The point we must aim at is to obtain admittance for our children to the nearest and the best schoolhouse.

The abolition of the separate school system in the south raises serious practical problems.... We face the abolition of the public school system. Boldness is essential but wisdom is indispensable.

If people are persuaded of the need for education and the need to invest in education, they're also persuaded of the need not to waste that investment by having low-quality education but to have high-quality education.

The government sets targets for increased four-year high school graduation rates as part of its agenda for improving Americans' health.

By providing every student with a quality education, and the materials they need for class and to do their homework, we can help students from all backgrounds learn and thrive.

The great challenge before the IITs is to act as a catalyst in the growth of quality technical education in the country.

Surely in a country that works for everyone ensuring that everyone has access to an excellent education should be the first priority of any government?

Opportunity expands when there is excellence and choice in education.

If more people got involved with their local schools, if more companies donated money, a lot of the problems that are plaguing our schools and our youth would disappear.

I am passionate about higher education and am hugely impressed by Portsmouth's mission to encourage students from every walk of life to excel.