Robert J. Bentley Quotes

I think part of the problem is the education system doesn't work - it's not accountable.

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

I feel there is so much more we can do in improving education, making it accessible and understanding how technology can be a part of the solution.

I think we're doing a dreadful job of educating.

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

The most important problem that Turkey has is education.

Education is among the most important problems we face because it's the ultimate 'gateway' problem. That is, it drives virtually every global problem that we face as a species. But there's a flip-side: if we can fix education, then we'll dramatically improve the other problems, too.

We need innovation in education and dedication to the task before us.

American education is still the wonder of the world, and we must open the schoolhouse doors, not close them.

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.

Education is the key. But it's the kind of education that we teach that is the key. We don't have it.

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

When you think about the children, one of the things that I'm quite concerned about - and I've heard it expressed by others - is trying to find how we can build better accountability, work to provide a level of education that prepares our children for the future.

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.

The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.

We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.

You can't just stick with something that doesn't work.

We have done a poor job educating people about education. Only when we have clarified that can we talk about how best to achieve it.

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

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.

We need another revolution in the Arab world. We need an education revolution. If there's one thing we need to focus on, it's redesigning our educational systems.

The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational resources of this country serve the true purpose of education, truth and justice.

I started Knewton to do my bit to fix the world's education system.

School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs.

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.