Country Quote by Arne Duncan

To me, this goes beyond disappointing. It shows that we are failing to gain ground on the very conditions we need to reverse to…

— Bob Wise

The trajectory of this country [USA] is not positive and particularly for the disadvantaged, as we see what's happening. The gains in productivity have…

— Charles Koch

Far from failing in its intended task, our educational system is in fact succeeding magnificently, because its aim is to keep the American people…

— Richard Mitchell

In the current world, with the skills needed, dropouts [like no secondary education] are condemned to being members of the underclass. In my view,…

— Milton Friedman

If we assume that the purpose of the economy is to serve and improve the welfare of the entire body of citizens, the U.S.…

— Edward S. Herman

High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue.

— Cedric Richmond

We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math and reading…

— Barack Obama

Americans should understand that 50%, or something like, of the kids in inner-city schools, often poor and often minority, don't graduate. And the ones…

— Jamie Dimon

In the United States we have concentrated tremendous sums of money on the educational plant, seemingly with the idea that the right number of…

— Louis L'Amour

Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate…

— Bill Gates

When people talk about people being left behind - middle wages have not gone up for years, and we should recognize that, and there…

— Jamie Dimon

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

— Barack Obama