The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty - it is the effectiveness of the teacher. — Harry Wong Copy Share Image
One of the best indicators of student achievement is the academic success of the mother in the home. — Tony Danza Copy Share Image
It is the teacher - what the teacher knows and can do - that is the most significant factor in student achievement. — Harry Wong Copy Share Image
I don't see the relevance in a teacher becoming a member of the Rotary Club, how that is going to improve student… — Tate Reeves Copy Share Image
Schools should look behind classroom doors and determine the factors that contribute to the kinds of interactions between teachers and students that… — James Heckman Copy Share Image
I never did pageants as a kid, but when I got into high school, I did a couple that were tied to… — Shannon Bream Copy Share Image
Enacted under President George W. Bush's administration with the promise to focus on individual student achievement and overall school performance, No Child… — John Kline Copy Share Image
Texas is a national leader in education reform and student achievement. Through our college- and career-ready standards and assessments, strong school accountability,… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than… — Richard A. Clarke Copy Share Image
One thing has not changed: to doubt the worth of minority students' achievement when they succeed is really only to present another… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Take Washington, D.C., which spends over $10,000 per student for education whose student achievement would be dead last if Mississippi chose to… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Creating a high-functioning education system requires all the strategies involved in building high-functioning organisations anywhere. It requires a deliberate and aggressive strategy… — Wendy Kopp Copy Share Image
The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college. — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
We are in tough economic times right now, and the first thing we have to do is look at how we're spending… — Michelle Rhee Copy Share Image
The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college. As… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
