Campbell Brown Quotes

Quite a few, actually, are involved in education. They have had the same experience Hanna and I had: when they started having their own kids, they didn't want them to have a poor educational experience; they wanted them to enjoy school.

Middle-class families know education begins at birth.

Every child should be given a strong start to their education.

No matter what happens in a child's home, no matter what other social and economic factors may impede a child, there's no question in my mind that a first-rate school can transform almost everything.

I'll tell you what the real problem is: These people are working under the assumption that they know better about what is good for kids, what kids need to learn to get ahead in this world.

As an educator myself, I understand the profound effect that good teachers and a quality education have on the lives of our young people.

Public schools were designed as the great equalizers of our society - the place where all children could have access to educational opportunities to make something of themselves in adulthood.

I believe it's in the best interests of a child to be in a stable environment.

My family gave me the best in education.

Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.

The education of my brother and myself was of paramount importance to my parents, and in addition to their strong encouragement, they were prepared to make any sacrifice to further our intellectual development.

Education begins at home. You can't blame the school for not putting into your child what you don't put into him.

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

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

My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.

I can't think of anything I would rather do with my money than buy my children the best possible education.

It is … interest of all, that every one, from birth, should be well educated.

It is my ambition that parents can send their children to school with the prospects that they are as interested and excited to learn on their last day of school as they were on the very first.

In a world as competitive as ours, the child who does not get a decent education is condemned to the fringes of society. I think all Australians agree that this is intolerable. So we must demand as much of our schools as we do of our sports teams - and ensure that they keep the Australian dream alive for every child.

I'm a proud product of the Massachusetts public schools.

Parents and grandparents ought to understand the importance of making sure the next generation excels - and charter schools have proven extraordinarily successful nearly everywhere they've been tried.

Getting a good education was of immense importance to my parents.

Whenever we've seen the kids in the most disadvantaged context truly excel, always it's been in classrooms and in whole schools where there is a clear vision of where the kids have the potential to be.

I really make sure that my girls understand the importance of education. I don't want them to be spoilt and only know private school kids. I want them to behave well by example.

Public education must be viewed from the lens of providing each child with the learning environment that best meets his or her needs. If we can send a low-income child to a parochial school, knowing that his odds of attending college will increase as a result, then that should be our mission.