Average Quote by Maggie Gallagher

“look at the last column, which totals up all the summer gains from first grade to fifth grade. The reading scores of the poor…

— Malcolm Gladwell

“Our schools will not improve if we continue to focus only on reading and mathematics while ignoring the other studies that are essential elements…

— Diane Ravitch

Very few charter schools are being created in some of the best school districts in the state. If you're an educational innovator, that isn't…

— John Engler

We developed at the local school district level probably the best public school system in the world. Or it was until the Federal government…

— Ronald Reagan

Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement…

— Maggie Gallagher

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

Students who read the most also read the best, achieve the most, and stay in school the longest. Conversely, those who dont read much…

— Jim Trelease

I expect there will be more public charter schools.

— Betsy DeVos

Charter schools were supposed to compete with public schools, and in turn, that competition was meant to improve education. But that wasn't the end…

— Ana Kasparian

I feel like Texas high schools, when you consider the melting pot that exists in Texas, do a fairly impressive job. No education process…

— Mike Leach

“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'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