Ability Quote by Wendy Kopp

A successful school has to engage all the people, all the powers, and all the capacities within it.

— Andy Hargreaves

“In almost any group of people you’ll find hierarchy. When groups of adults form in the real world, it’s generally for some common purpose,…

— Paul Graham

School leadership has been identified as another critical element of student success, and subsequently enough resources and training should be provided to our school…

— Shaheen Mistri

We have a responsibility to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, from prekindergarten to elementary and secondary, to…

— Jim Jeffords

“When a school is successful, it is hard to know which factor was most important or if it was a combination of factors.Even the…

— Diane Ravitch

It is possible to have a public education system that works.

— James Wolfensohn

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

Making sure children from all backgrounds learn about opportunities that are usually available to a few, is an inspiring vision of what our schools…

— Liz Kendall

As educators and policy makers, it is important to demonstrate for parents the connection between high levels of student participation in assessment and system…

— Kate Brown

By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school, far more important than tests or standards or business-model methods…

— Jonathan Kozol

We need to build on what we know works - local oversight of schools to keep a check on performance, timely interventions in schools…

— David Blunkett

The problem is not that public schools do not work well, but rather that they do. The first goal and primary function of schools…

— Wendy McElroy