Wendy Davis Quotes

We are fortunate to live an area that is blessed with outstanding schools and educators. We are proud of the quality of education that they provide to local students.

We're all in agreement that our children deserve a world-class education.

We live in Palo Alto, which has, fortunately, one of the greatest school districts in the country.

I don’t know any parent who wants to send his children to a below average school.

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

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

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

Parents like options when it comes to their children's education. And they respond to quality.

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.

If my child were in a school where he was not learning, I would not wait for a gathering of social scientists to tell me whether it was okay for me to send him to another school.

The only way communities will have great schools is if the people demand it.

I am excited to return to city schools... and to continue doing the work to ensure that every child in Baltimore City receives a world-class education.

Los Angeles has all the ingredients of success... but we need to start with our education system.

There is no better system in the world than the U.K. education system that offers better value for money.

Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the same school. If you want your child to get the best education possible, it is actually more important to get him assigned to a great teacher than to a great school.

Education to me is the most important thing that we've got going in this country. I mean, a lot of my family are teachers. I was the recipient of a great public education, and I see that's one of the first things that we're going to go, 'What are we going to raise?' The ignorant masses.

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.

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'm a very big public school advocate.

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.

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.

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.

All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education.

If you want a good education, go to private schools. If you can't afford it, tough luck. You can go to the public school.