School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
I can imagine no more important contribution to our country's future than a long-term commitment to improving urban K-12 public schools. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
The unions no longer control the education agenda of the Democratic Party. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
You can have great teachers, but if you don't have a good principal, you won't have a good school. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
I am old enough to remember when America's K-12 public schools were the best in the world. I am a proud graduate… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
The American people frankly have been, over many, many years - to be blunt - fat, dumb and happy. If they want… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
I am not a patient person. My friends and colleagues will confirm this. But, frankly, we should all feel a little more… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
As the son of a union activist and a lifelong Democrat, I've always thought that privatizing our public schools is not the… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
Public education is the key civil rights issue of the 21st century. Our nation's knowledge-based economy demands that we provide young people… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
If you ask why I do what I do - I want to make a difference. I don't just want to maintain the status… — Eli Broad Copy Share
Museums do not share their collections with other museums unless they get something in exchange. The Metropolitan will deal with the Louvre, but will… — Eli Broad Copy Share
I believe that a newspaper is a great civic asset and that ownership is best in the hands of foundations or wealthy families that… — Eli Broad Copy Share
Collectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it. — Eli Broad Copy Share
It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained. — Eli Broad Copy Share
The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of - and then… — Eli Broad Copy Share
Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way. — Eli Broad Copy Share
School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office,… — Eli Broad Copy Share
In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want… — Eli Broad Copy Share
I don't like to spend time in endless meetings talking about stuff that isn't going to get anything done. I have meetings, but they're… — Eli Broad Copy Share
Who you spend your life with-much more so than how you choose to spend it-is the most important decision you can make. Do it… — Eli Broad Copy Share
To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good… — Eli Broad Copy Share
Research – and using what you learn from it to analyze every situation – is what separates being unreasonable from being irrational. — Eli Broad Copy Share
