Arne Duncan Quotes

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• Historically the Department of Education hasn't been doing enough to drive the sustainability movement, and today, I promise that we will be a committed partner…
• I just think we can't do enough of this [student exchanges]... And when you get young children traveling internationally, I think they come back different…
• Money is not the reason that people enter teaching.
• It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who - all of a sudden - their…
• I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina,
• I believe that education is the civil rights issue of our generation. And if you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality, the classroom is…
• We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery…
• Education is the civil rights issue of our generation.
• Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.
• Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.
• Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback in their early…
• Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor…
• Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for…
• To encourage more top-caliber students to choose teaching, teachers should be paid a lot more, with starting salaries more in the range of $60,000 and…
• A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.
• About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.
• Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives.
• I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field.
• States should not balance their budgets on the backs of students.
• The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree.

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