Randi Weingarten Quotes

Violence is a problem we all want to solve. I want to make sure that kids learn to deal with anger by learning how to talk with people to solve problems. Here in the United States Senate I want to make sure we have safe schools, safe neighborhoods and good things for kids to do after school!

We've got to look to our educational programs and focus on doing what we can to stem violence in the schools.

All of our students should feel safe and supported when they go to school.

Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work.

All children should have a chance to speak up for what matters to them, like school violence, and they should be encouraged to take action to end violence against children.

I consider protecting all students, including LGBTQ students, not only a key priority for the Department, but for every school in America.

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.

I think it'd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the culture of an institution.

I think it's really important that the anti-bullying messages get into schools and become a staple in every school.

Teachers themselves know if there's a colleague who can't keep control or keep the interest of their class, it affects the whole school.

No child should be expelled from preschool. And so we are calling on school districts around the country to end that practice. That benefits every child.

Learning should be engaging. Testing should not be the be all and end all. All students should have a broad curriculum that includes the arts and enrichment. Students should have opportunities to work in teams and engage in project-based learning. And student and family well-being should be front and center.

As an urban school superintendent, I learned that hiring, training, and investing in professionals to support our children's social and emotional development, meeting academic expectations for students with special needs, and finding more minutes of instruction in the week, not fewer, mattered.

There are essential elements for our public schools to fully develop the potential of both students and educators. They should be centers of community, where students, families and educators work together to support student success. They should foster collaboration.

Many schools desperately need caring professionals like guidance counselors and social workers to ensure students' emotional, social and educational needs are met. But proposals to arm teachers are irresponsible and dangerous. The role of educators is to teach and nurture our children, not to be armed guards.

Teachers alone can't educate young people.

What you get is what you see, which is suspending kids doesn't lead to high attrition rate. That is what the data shows.

We've long believed teachers know best what their students need to succeed, and that includes the creation of healthy, supportive school communities.

Suspension and expulsion are tied to a host of short- and long-term consequences. For some students, zero-tolerance policies in schools lead directly to involvement in the criminal justice system.

Students deserve a safe place to learn and grow.

Every child should feel safe at school without feeling like a prisoner.

Lawless schools produce lawless children.

For too long, we've allowed ourselves to equate targeted bullying with innocent teasing, or dismissed it as pranks and ignored the torment and long-term impact that an incident like this has on young people.

As the father of six children, I want to know that when my wife or I drop our kids off at school they will be safe from predators, crime and violence.

You don't have to tell a child not to bully. You know, you talk at kids, they don't hear you, but when you give them a visceral experience, then they have something to remember.