Chris Gabrieli Quotes

Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.

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

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.

By providing every student with a quality education, and the materials they need for class and to do their homework, we can help students from all backgrounds learn and thrive.

Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't producing the results we want - it's that we're not giving them what they need to help students achieve at high levels. K-12 education in the United States is deeply antiquated.

Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education.

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.

We are working essentially to build a leadership force of folks who will, during their first two years of teaching, actually put their kids on a different trajectory - not just survive as a new teacher, but actually help close the achievement gap for their kids.

I'd like thousands of schools as good as the one I went to, Eton.

The people of Missouri said they expect their elected leaders to support public schools because they know that education is the best economic development tool there is.

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 have said it on several occasions, several times from this podium, that providing a quality education for our children is high on my priority list. I will not stop now.

It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.

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

With the enactment of the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act, we have taken an important step toward achieving federal education policies that will allow students to learn and achieve at the highest possible level.

Enacted under President George W. Bush's administration with the promise to focus on individual student achievement and overall school performance, No Child Left Behind was heralded as groundbreaking. And in some ways, it was.

Every child in every neighborhood, of every color, class and background, deserves a school that will help them succeed.

The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement.

In the education debate, people are so passionate about their ideas that we often end up expending more energy shouting at each other than we do pushing for the fundamentals to success in all schools.

I am going to use every rostrum and every forum and every searchlight that I can to tell the people of the country and their elected representatives that we can no longer afford overcrowded classrooms and half-day sessions. We just must not, we just cannot afford the great waste that comes from the neglect of a single child.

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

Equal access to public education has been achieved. But what is the good of access to a failing school?

In the long run, a second class education always costs more money than a first class education.

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