#higher education

Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher education outstrips any in the world. Look where the rest of the world goes for higher education, for graduate degrees. They come here. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#any #areas #best #come #country

We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#century #come #courses #did #down

For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why I have been so determined to protect and grow apprenticeships and put higher education on a sustainable footing. ↗

— Vince Cable

#determined #education #footing #government #grow

Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government are subjects like engineering and science and the research ringfence which is the basic minimum to protect Britain's scientific competitiveness. ↗

— Vince Cable

#basic #britain #competitiveness #considerable #education

Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future. ↗

— Thad Cochran

#arts #arts education #chances #demonstrated #education

The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education. ↗

— John Conyers

#chosen #costs #education #higher #higher education

Higher education is not growing fast enough to meet the needs of Nevada. ↗

— James E. Rogers

#enough #fast #growing #higher #higher education

The one thing we can do is invest in the quality of education, especially higher education. ↗

— Ron Kind

#especially #higher #higher education #invest #one thing

Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization. ↗

— John Agyekum Kufuor

#education #globalization #higher #higher education #into

In 1933, the Nazis came to power and the more systematic persecution of the Jews followed quickly. Laws were enacted which excluded Jewish children from higher education in public schools. ↗

— Jack Steinberger

#children #education #enacted #excluded #followed