Edward Albert Quotes

If there's one thing that 'No Child Left Behind' has proven, it's that more academics don't make for smarter children - or even higher test scores. And yet we somehow refuse to accept this reality.

Education reforms must be the priority for governments.

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.

We have to build a better education in this country. We need to step it up.

We really shouldn't be running education like a supermarket where you compare prices.

The most important domestic issue we face is education…and education is so broken.

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

Education reform has as its main purpose to make sure that the education delivered is of quality.

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

If American schooling is inadequate now, just imagine how much more obsolete it will be when today's kindergarten students graduate from high school in just 12 years.

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

Why Not the Best?

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

Common Core is a big win for education.

We have to fix the education system.

Education needs to be our state's top priority.

We need better public education and more realistic education.

I think people don't talk enough about education and what we need to do in our public education system.

Public school system status quo is indefensible.

We have a responsibility to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, from prekindergarten to elementary and secondary, to special education, to technical and higher education and beyond.

No Child Left Behind's fourth-grade gains aren't learning gains, they're testing gains. That's why they don't last. The law is a distraction from things that really count.

The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading.

'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.

Hillary Clinton wants to leave behind No Child Left Behind.

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