Michael Bennet Quotes

I'm a very big public school advocate.

There has been a growing consensus across the country - from statehouses to the White House and the halls of Congress - that we need to take dramatic steps to improve our secondary schools.

If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.

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.

The number one issue facing cities isn’t crimes or jobs anymore, it’s public education.

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

We have to fix the education system.

We should have better schools.

When I was mayor of New York, my views changed. I began as mayor of New York City thinking that I could reform the New York City school system. After two or three years, four years, I became an advocate of choice, of scholarships, and vouchers, and parental choice, because I thought that was the only way to really change the school system.

Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of School Boards.

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

The key for all cities is whether you turn the public schools around.

For many years we have spent a great deal of effort and money on school reform. Yet where are we today?

Improving our nation's education system has long been the cornerstone of my policy agenda.

It is possible to have a public education system that works.

There's no silver bullet when it comes to helping all children achieve. Great public schools are our best shot.

Often times, when we talk about improving our public schools, it is easy to come back to the question of money. Are schools basically fine, just underfunded? Millennials say no - more funding isn't the cure-all for what ails our schools.

We need better public education and more realistic education.

Public school system status quo is indefensible.

Hillary Clinton wants to leave behind No Child Left Behind.

I believe there ought to be school choice, so that parents can choose within the public school system.

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.

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.

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