Itay Talgam Quotes

I will comprehensively review the education system with my team to create a stable, caring, and inspiring environment for students, parents, teachers, and principals.

You can have great teachers, but if you don't have a good principal, you won't have a good school.

I support high academic standards. Period.

I have seen schools across the country working long and hard to embed a commitment to the unlimited development of every student into their cultures. The result, in terms of motivated learners and test scores, often is spectacular.

Successful state schools work because charismatic heads or teachers are terrific bluffers, giving the impression that they are to be feared while knowing in their hearts that they have no real power.

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.

Most high governmental officials who speak of education policy seem to conceive of education in this light - as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth. I strongly disagree with this approach.

Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations.

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.

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.

Also, if we take back our schools and concentrate on improving them so our children get a better education, they will be better trained to compete for a job locally.

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.

To me, the burden of proof isn't on people looking for ways to improve our schools; it's on people who want to keep things the same. Our current system isn't working, and too many kids are being left behind.

I do think that a school day that matches the work day makes a lot of difference for working families, but the big driver of this effort is education. Period. We have a lot of students not gaining the skills they need, and it is pretty clear that school does not offer enough time to get that job done.

I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University. They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office.

With Michigan's economic future on the line, we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead, we need a high standards, mandatory curriculum to get all our students on the road to higher education and a good paying job.

We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

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

The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.

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

The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we're building in the organization.

I just have a position that any child that's in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to have that school fixed.

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

Knowing what to expect from a teacher is a really good thing, of course: It lets you get the right answers more quickly than you would otherwise.