#schools

I wish I had more time to visit schools. ↗

— Cornelia Funke

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Charter schools are public schools that operate, to a certain extent, outside the system. They have more control over their teachers, curriculum and resources. They also have less money than public schools. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

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Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

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The strongest results were in Florida and Texas. In just one year in a Texas charter school, an average student gained 7 percentile points in math and 8 percentile points in reading, while Florida charter schools improved student performance by 6 percentile points. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

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The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchanging our schools, President Bush is breaking his promise to our children. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#breaking #bush #children #education #education reform

The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to enable the student to get that enjoyment out of classical literature that made the lives of our grandfathers so rich. ↗

— James Loeb

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Before the eighth grade, I probably went to seven or eight different schools. ↗

— Jeremy London

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When schools flourish, all flourishes. ↗

— Martin Luther

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The segregated schools of today are arguably no more equal than the segregated schools of the past. ↗

— Ed Markey

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Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change. ↗

— Estelle Morris

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