Eva Moskowitz Quotes

I don't think of myself as a policy expert. I think education is the most important thing.

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.

The people of Missouri said they expect their elected leaders to support public schools because they know that education is the best economic development tool there is.

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

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

We have to fix the education system.

We think we can contribute something toward the improvement of public education in our country.

Education has not traditionally been a large concern in presidential elections, presumably because the president does not run schools.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

We really shouldn't be running education like a supermarket where you compare prices.

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

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

In raising the educational level of the country, the role of the Federal Government is extremely limited.