#schools

Going to school is not the same as going shopping. Parents should not be burdened with locating a suitable school for their child. They should be able to take their child to the neighborhood public school as a matter of course and expect that it has well-educated teachers and a sound educational program. ↗

— Diane Ravitch

#schools #death

The money in the schools overpowers the principles of the purpose. ↗

— Miroslav Vitous

#principles #purpose #schools

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children. ↗

— Joe Baca

#been #catholic #catholic schools #children #education

Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack these luxuries. How do you practice without such tryout venues? ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#generation #had #how #lack #libraries

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism. ↗

— Robert M. Hutchins

#criticism #distinguished #justification #must #only

The problem I have with schools is, people are taught, 'This is how you do this.' They're not taught about why you do this. ↗

— Rick Baker

#how #i #people #problem #schools

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools. ↗

— Roy Barnes

#end #our #promotion #schools #social

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding. ↗

— Roy Barnes

#changed #colleges #expanded #formula #funding

And, in the case of schools, or anything else, if you have something that is forcing you to do better than you did the day before, it makes you look forward and it makes you think in a way that's going to make the product better, which is the students and the education. ↗

— Craig Benson

#before #better #case #day #did

This legislation gives parents some comfort that their children won't fall prey to child predators while using the Internet at schools and libraries that receive federal dollars for Internet services. ↗

— Judy Biggert

#children #comfort #dollars #fall #federal