Merit pay has failed repeatedly, and it's no surprise. When you base teacher pay on standardized test scores, you won't improve education; you just promote the high-stakes testing craze that's led parents, students and educators to shout 'Enough!' all across the country.
Even though education was key in my family, I had no access to museums or art where we lived. I was a bit starved.
I do believe ultimately the role is of our state government to ensure every child in this state has a great public school education.
There are terrific models for success with reluctant readers, but many school systems and state governments need to set aside their 'not invented here' and 'we have more important problems than education' attitudes.
Education is largely run at the state level.
People say, 'In Washington, things can't get done.' We at the state level have to get it done. We don't have filibusters and kicking the can down the road - we don't have that luxury. We've gotta act, and we've got to keep our citizens safe. We've got to grow our economies and provide education and a transportation system that's efficient.
Education standards need to be set at the state level. High standards are an important way to ensure that the education system we are funding is actually working and producing, at a minimum, what we would expect it to.
Get your education, and if you see small opportunities, take them. Each one could be a stepping stone to something bigger.
I wasn't using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.
To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.
A girl born in Drumchapel in Glasgow has just as much right to good health and the opportunities provided by a good education as a Surrey stockbroker's son.
And it is a very beautiful idea, and possibly true, that a common man from Stratford with a common education was able to write these plays.
Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.
The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.
My husband was working as principal of an urban transformation high school - the kind of public charter school determined to do whatever it takes to give its mostly minority, low-income student body the education they need and deserve to be successful in life.
The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.
I kind of stumbled on the material for 'An Education' and thought it would make a good movie, and one of the things that came out of that, for me, was that I learned that if you write a big part for a girl or a young woman, you get the opportunity to work with the best talent in the world.
People think I have the benefit of a public school education. I have this suave and debonair label, but really, I'm as common as muck.
Women need to be empowered through the strongest tool - education. They don't need to be subservient to anyone, but at the same time, men must change their mindset towards women. If they are more respectful towards them, then things will change at the grassroots level. It will happen slowly, but everyone has to move together.
You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to deal with these complex circumstances.
