Raheem DeVaughn Quotes

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.

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

We have to fix the education system.

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.

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.

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.

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.

America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt.

I think there is widespread agreement that there is a crisis in public education.

In my mind, there is no reason public school reform should be a partisan issue.

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.

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

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

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

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

We need better public education and more realistic education.

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.

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

Instead of just giving lip service to improving our schools, I will actually put the kids first and the teachers union behind in giving our kids better teachers, better options and better choices for a better future.

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

You can’t reform education without spending some money.

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

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

It's hard to improve public education - that's clear.