Campbell Brown Quotes

Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.

I want to make sure that all kids get a good education and enjoy what they learn.

Party platforms are reasonable exercises but nobody pays much attention to them.

Education may be a local responsibility but I think it is the number one national priority.

I really think that education is ground zero for fixing anything.

Few things are more important to each individual's future success or to our nation's prosperity than education.

No Child Left Behind's fourth-grade gains aren't learning gains, they're testing gains. That's why they don't last. The law is a distraction from things that really count.

'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.

Scholarships that allow students to get a good education are important, but first we want to measure the progress that the schools are teaching our students, we want to hold them accountable for the progress, we want to hold the schools accountable for teaching the young people in America.

Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life.

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.

Good schools underpin not only our economy, but the social fabric of our lives.

For any reporter, education is a topic where everything else - money, politics, et cetera - intersects. I have four kids in K through 12, so I'm knee-deep in it. I'm really interested in the philosophy behind it all. Should you just memorize your multiplication tables, or should you understand the concept behind them?

As a former high school teacher, I know that investing in education is one of the most important things we can do, not only for our children, but for the benefit of our whole community.

For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide what we are not now providing, an education that will better fit them for the struggle of life.

I haven't met one parent or one teacher in Missouri who thinks we should balance the budget by taking money from kids' classrooms.

I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.

My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System.

I've spent the better part of my career in politics and public policy working on and fighting for education reforms.

Growing up, I was always in normal public school which is very important in my eyes.

The important things that in a campaign we talk about, let us not forget that once the election is over.

We are running a very strong and ongoing marketing campaign to get families to send their children to school, particularly girls.

the superiority of state over private education lies in the fact that in the former the teacher is responsible to society... The result desired by the state is a wholly different one from that desired by parents, guardians, and pupils.

We cannot build a prosperous state without good schools.