Critical Quote by Betsy DeVos

It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained.

— Eli Broad

Education needs to be our state's top priority.

— Cary Kennedy

We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying,…

— Donna Shalala

Our schools have made our state great, and we have to make our public schools the best they can be.

— Roy Cooper

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

— Ruben Hinojosa

Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

— John Hoeven

Well, we have to provide the world's best schools. We certainly don't have them, but that's our objective.

— Michael Bloomberg

There is so much that is positive, wonderful even, about state schools. At a state school your kids will learn to live alongside and…

— Arabella Weir

We need to make sure that our schools have what they need to give our kids the best opportunity to succeed.

— Josh Shapiro

Most departments of education are set up largely to regulate schools and hold them in compliance. They don't really help schools. When a school…

— Pedro Noguera

The states do have more control over education, and they have the responsibility for funding it.

— Miguel Cardona

I do believe ultimately the role is of our state government to ensure every child in this state has a great public school education.

— Gretchen Whitmer