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Margaret Spellings Quotes

Margaret Spellings quotes

American Public Servant November 20, 1957

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And I believe that public broadcasting has an important trust with the American people, it's an intimate medium of television, and that we can do reading and language development for young children without getting into human sexuality. Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings quote: "I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to..."
I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators. Margaret Spellings
We want to obviously foster a relationship that we're a partner with states; that we all share the same goals of closing the achievement gap, just as the Congress does; and that we're practical and sophisticated enough to understand what they're talking about. Margaret Spellings
I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap. Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings quote: "The long and short of it is, we need more rigor in all kinds..."
The long and short of it is, we need more rigor in all kinds of programs. Margaret Spellings
And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children. Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings quote: "I think it'd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the..."
I think it'd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the culture of an institution. Margaret Spellings
There's lots of institutions and lots of different cultures, and so that's the kind of thing that parents need to be able to evaluate, and students themselves, when they make a selection. Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings quote: "I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're..."
I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking. Margaret Spellings
We know that if we're going to remain economically competitive in the world, and viable as a civic democracy, that we're going to have to get more people educated to higher levels. Margaret Spellings
Higher education is confronting challenges, like the economy is, about the need for a higher number of more adequately trained, more highly educated citizenry. Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings quote: "My understanding is that Kansas, Massachusetts, they've been..."
My understanding is that Kansas, Massachusetts, they've been more pioneers on the special education side. Margaret Spellings
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. Margaret Spellings
And I think that's righteous, I think that's what parents want to know. They want to know what's going right in the school, and what needs improvement, and that's what this law does. Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings quote: "It's a hard process to navigate... to figure out where your..."
It's a hard process to navigate... to figure out where your kid ought to go to college. Margaret Spellings

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