Battle Quote by Andrew Cuomo

“In Hollywood films and television documentaries, the battle lines are clearly drawn. Traditional public schools are bad; their supporters are apologists for the unions.…

— Diane Ravitch

I've been an advocate for public education for a long time. It's the way people are able to improve their lives.

— Mary Burke

I support charters, but the right kind of charters. I support charters that support kids who have the highest needs. A charter should be…

— Diane Ravitch

“If we continue on the present course, with big foundations and the federal government investing heavily in opening more charter schools, the result is…

— Diane Ravitch

I look back and see the kids who made it through school - it made a huge difference in their lives, which made me…

— Denise Juneau

If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.

— Betsy DeVos

I expect there will be more public charter schools.

— Betsy DeVos

I would argue that the charter schools are really good at building programming and curriculum around the issues and the interests of the kids…

— Charlie Baker

Charter schools are public schools. They're paid for publicly and they're part of the public system. They just have a more independent structure.

— David Brooks

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

— Barack Obama

As the son of a union activist and a lifelong Democrat, I've always thought that privatizing our public schools is not the answer. We…

— Eli Broad

I believe in the support of the public school as one of the cornerstones of American liberty. I believe in the right of every…

— Al Smith