Rod Paige Quotes

Our public education system does a great job. I don't think it's broken. We aren't interested in doing reform for reform's sake. I believe in public education; it did a great job for me. It deserves our support and encouragement.

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.

We have to fix the education system.

I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.

I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs.

There has been a growing consensus across the country - from statehouses to the White House and the halls of Congress - that we need to take dramatic steps to improve our secondary schools.

America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt.

We at the Department of Education are going to provide technical assistance; I've committed $14 million to show states how they might meet this more sophisticated approach.

We have to build a better education in this country. We need to step it up.

We must revamp K-12 education law to ensure Washington does not stand in the way of meaningful reforms.

The key for all cities is whether you turn the public schools around.

We need to reform our educational systems even though the Americans tell us to.

The most important domestic issue we face is education…and education is so broken.

We should have better schools.

As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority.

The most important problem that Turkey has is education.

Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues.

Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't producing the results we want - it's that we're not giving them what they need to help students achieve at high levels. K-12 education in the United States is deeply antiquated.

I think part of the problem is the education system doesn't work - it's not accountable.

Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of School Boards.

In my mind, there is no reason public school reform should be a partisan issue.

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

In the education debate, people are so passionate about their ideas that we often end up expending more energy shouting at each other than we do pushing for the fundamentals to success in all schools.

Most governors know more about education than other elected officials because education is our major job.

You can’t reform education without spending some money.