Effort Quote by Arne Duncan

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

I think all of us have really got to redouble our efforts, first of all, to pay attention to the K-12 crisis. The sad…

— Condoleezza Rice

Now things have changed for the better. Our reforms end seniority and tenure so we can hire and fire based on merit and pay…

— Scott Walker

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.

— Michael Gove

Our schools, like so many parts of our infrastructure, are crumbling across the country. Healing our schools can and should be central to our…

— Jamaal Bowman

Fixing our schools must begin with reforming the way we attract talent to teaching.

— Michael Bennet

There has been a growing consensus across the country - from statehouses to the White House and the halls of Congress - that we…

— Ruben Hinojosa

Our public education system does a great job. I don't think it's broken. We aren't interested in doing reform for reform's sake. I believe…

— Denise Juneau

It's been all over the press, and schools are deciding to shut it down. We released a public announcement saying that we had some…

— Shawn Fanning

Slashing budgets for our K-12 schools, our higher education institutions and our neediest residents simply isn't the answer.

— Jim Justice

I think higher ed in the U.S. is fairly healthy, and by global standards it dominates, and it makes people more productive. But a…

— Tyler Cowen

I say, too, with education, America needs to be putting a lot more focus on that and our schools have got to be really…

— Sarah Palin