Education Quotes by Barack Obama

The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.

— Barack Obama

The countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.

— Barack Obama

Become a teacher. Your country needs you.

— Barack Obama

Public school system status quo is indefensible.

— Barack Obama

I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.

— Barack Obama

Reading is the gateway skill that makes all other learning possible

— Barack Obama

Tonight, I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America.

— Barack Obama

I look forward to teaching the occasional class, 'cause I was a professor. And I had fun doing it.

— Barack Obama

One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.

— Barack Obama

It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class…

— Barack Obama

I am sending this Congress a bold new plan to lower the cost of community college to zero.

— Barack Obama

Education was the gateway to opportunity for me and for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a…

— Barack Obama

One of the best investments we can make in a childs life is high-quality early education.

— Barack Obama

Cutting our education budget, that's not a smart choice. That will not help America compete with China.

— Barack Obama

We invest in early childhood education. We invest additional job training dollars. We make sure that we've got a strong research and…

— Barack Obama

Yes, we've still got more work to do. More work to do for every American still in need of a good job…

— Barack Obama

You know, sometimes I'll go to an 8th-grade graduation and there's all that pomp and circumstance and gowns and flowers. And I…

— Barack Obama

The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It's about understanding the complexity of our world,…

— Barack Obama

The Recovery Act, which helped saved the economy and prevented us going into the Great Depression, was the largest investment in green…

— Barack Obama

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people…

— Barack Obama

You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how…

— Barack Obama

The best education I received was working with people in the community on a grassroots basis. Because what it taught me was…

— Barack Obama

America ranks 21st when it comes to math education. We rank 25th when it comes to science. We used to be number…

— Barack Obama

In America, we then made a commitment, particularly after World War II with the GI Bill, to massively expand our commitment to…

— Barack Obama

Now, if you take such an unbalanced approach, then that means you are going to be gutting our investments in schools and…

— Barack Obama

Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries…

— Barack Obama

Because of the Civil Rights movement, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody ... Not just for blacks and…

— Barack Obama

I think raising wages, investing in infrastructure, making sure that people have access to good educations that equip them for the jobs…

— Barack Obama

Let's say hypothetically, knowing what we know now about public policy, that we could close the education gap so that it was…

— Barack Obama

The incredible story of progress that is America has always been built by those who ask why, what if, and why not.…

— Barack Obama

If we hope to give our children a chance, it's time we start giving our teachers a chance.

— Barack Obama

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.

— Barack Obama

I dont believe that firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy.

— Barack Obama

I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the…

— Barack Obama

Im asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country, goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security & the deficit.

— Barack Obama

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

— Barack Obama

Arne Duncan is done more to bring our educational system, sometimes kicking and screaming, into the 21st century than anyone else.

— Barack Obama

Give schools the resources to keep good eachers on the job and reward the best ones.

— Barack Obama

I've consistently said, we need to support charter schools. I think it is important to experiment, by looking at how we can…

— Barack Obama

Colleges must do their part to keep costs down, and its our job to make sure they do.

— Barack Obama