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> [If you grew up in a lower-income community, or less well-off, the belief is that the way to change that circumstance is through education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/if-you-grew-up-in-a-lower-income-community-or-less-well-off-the/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

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## More by Michelle Rhee

> [In schools where parent involvement is greater, you do have higher achievement levels and better functioning, better performing schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/in-schools-where-parent-involvement-is-greater-you-do-have-higher/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [My grandfather was a teacher, my grandmother on my mom's side, four of my aunts, my sister-in-law, my best friend. So I've always, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/my-grandfather-was-a-teacher-my-grandmother-on-my-mom-s-side-four-of/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [There’s a belief now that the problem with our schools is parents, that if we just had better parents we would have better performing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/there-s-a-belief-now-that-the-problem-with-our-schools-is-parents/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [That should be the goal, is that every kid in every neighborhood, despite whatever challenges they may face, are getting a great education in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/that-should-be-the-goal-is-that-every-kid-in-every-neighborhood/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [Poverty is so significant that we can't expect to overcome the impacts of poverty in schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/poverty-is-so-significant-that-we-can-t-expect-to-overcome-the/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [If you grew up in a lower-income community, or less well-off, the belief is that the way to change that circumstance is through education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/if-you-grew-up-in-a-lower-income-community-or-less-well-off-the/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [If a country puts its entire focus on making sure that the education system improves, then that's the kind of progress that you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/if-a-country-puts-its-entire-focus-on-making-sure-that-the-education/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [We need to identify the least effective or ineffective teachers and for those people we need to either quickly accelerate their practice or move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/we-need-to-identify-the-least-effective-or-ineffective-teachers-and/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [ I think that one thing that people are missing is that we are never going to be able to fix this country's \[American\] economy… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/i-think-that-one-thing-that-people-are-missing-is-that-we-are-never/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [I believe that the teachers unions are doing exactly what they're supposed to be doing. They were designed to be professional organizations that protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/i-believe-that-the-teachers-unions-are-doing-exactly-what-they-re/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [We've lost our competitive spirit. We've become so obsessed with making kids feel good about themselves that we've lost sight of building the skills…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/we-ve-lost-our-competitive-spirit-we-ve-become-so-obsessed-with/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [Standardized tests are an indicator of the kind of service taxpayers are receiving - and whether schools, educators and policymakers are doing their jobs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/standardized-tests-are-an-indicator-of-the-kind-of-service-taxpayers/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [We are always going to put the best interests of kids above the rights, privileges and priorities of adults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/we-are-always-going-to-put-the-best-interests-of-kids-above-the/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [We need to do everything we can to ensure every single child has an effective teacher every day, which means we need to identify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/we-need-to-do-everything-we-can-to-ensure-every-single-child-has-an/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

> [I'd rather deal with anger than apathy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rhee/i-d-rather-deal-with-anger-than-apathy/)

[Michelle Rhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rhee/)

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