the accidental way that we make policy. |
The achievement gap is closing and that is great news for every student, ... These Blue Ribbon Schools are an example of what teachers and students can achieve. |
The federal government is doing something it has never done before, ... Our 9 percent investment is going to 90 percent. That's my big news. |
The president has said and decided that those who have opened their hearts and their communities and their schools to these kids these 372,000 displaced kids across the country will not be penalized for doing so, ... What we know is that we owe each of these precious children particularly after all they've been through a high-quality education and that is what we are committed to do. |
The result does show us we need to accelerate progress at all grade levels, with all kids, if we are to meet those goals, |
The thing about Harriet is, it wasn't about Harriet, ... To her, it was a matter of moving the grist through the mill. . . . She was a manager of the process. |
There are things in the Department of Education's budget and the federal government's general (budget) that the president has called for either trimming or eliminating, (and) those things I'm sure will be on the table as we negotiate with |
These Blue Ribbon Schools are an example of what teachers and students can achieve, ... For the first time, we are insisting on results and accountability in return for our federal investment in education. |
This an unprecedented situation, and we have large numbers of kids who are displaced, public school students and private school students, |
This is a national commitment to you all here in the Gulf Coast, ... We owe each of these precious children, particularly after all they have been through, a high quality education. |
This is a temporary situation (and) it's going to be narrowly focused, ... This is not the time to promote a giant national voucher program. |
This is a victory for children and parents all across the country. Chief Judge Friedman's decision validates our partnership with states to close the achievement gap, hold schools accountable and to ensure all students are reading and doing math at grade-level by 2014. |
Under Secretary Spellings' leadership, stringent processes have been instituted to ensure these types of missteps don't happen again. |
We don't want to write off this school year academically for these kids, and shouldn't, at least not yet. |
We make small fixes with programs to emphasize key areas, but we don't think strategically about the bigger picture, ... We can't afford to leave the future of our nation's higher education community to chance. |