Lisa Murkowski Quotes

More than anything, we must do better for our children's education.

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 at the Department of Education are going to provide technical assistance; I've committed $14 million to show states how they might meet this more sophisticated approach.

We're all in agreement that our children deserve a world-class education.

We think we can contribute something toward the improvement of public education in our country.

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

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

We have to provide good teachers, good environment, community involvement with schools.

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

Our ultimate goal with Real Models is to open a school and I would love to do it here in Miami, open up a charter school.

I look forward to talking about how we can work together to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students while also refocusing the federal role in education.

We used to have superb public schools. I guess we don't anymore, but, boy, the public schools were really something and I am a product of those in Indianapolis.

We need to increase education budgets.

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

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.

As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority.

The most important problem that Turkey has is education.

As a society, we can and should invest more money in education.

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

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

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

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

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

We cannot build a prosperous state without good schools.

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