Alan Autry Quotes

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

I'm very committed to stable and adequate funding for education.

I'll continue to fight for our schools.

I'm excited about seeing a bipartisan plan to reform education in the United States. The only other option is to protect the status quo and I really don't think anybody wants to do that.

It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.

I was very happy being education minister and deputy to John Cain.

Listen, if the mayor wants to have a debate about education in this city, I got three words: bring it on.

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.

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

We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great public school system for our city.

Investing in children's education is vital.

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.

I look forward to talking about how we can work together to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students while also refocusing the federal role in 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.

We need to increase education budgets.

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

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.

Everybody should be interested in access to primary and secondary education for everybody.

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.

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

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

Education should be one of our top funding priorities; talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfilled.

I've been very engaged in Illinois and Chicago civic activities for a long time; mostly around building businesses and helping entrepreneurs grow companies, but also around education and education reform.

At the federal level, we must help, not hinder, local school boards, parents, teachers and administrators as they make decisions about educating our children.

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