“We have lots of studies about what's wrong with our education system. We need to accept responsibility, be bold, find solutions and move forward to make education a centerpiece of our economic development.” NeedsMovingResponsibilityAcceptingStudyEconomicDevelopmentSolutionsMoving ForwardBoldnessEducation SystemEconomic DevelopmentCenterpieces Author:Christine Gregoire
“Texas is a national leader in education reform and student achievement. Through our college- and career-ready standards and assessments, strong school accountability, and a focus on educator development, we have created an education system that prepares our students for success after graduation.” SchoolStrongEducationLeaderCareersFocusStudentsCollegeReadyDevelopmentAchievementStandardsReformAccountabilityTexasEducatorEducation SystemAssessmentEducation ReformStudent Achievement Author:Rick Perry
“Vaccination is one of the easiest things on the way to development. It's much easier than roads and a great education system. It's very basic. It's one of the first things you want to get right.” WayWantFirstsDevelopmentEasierEducation SystemGreat EducationVaccinations Author:Bill Gates
“In Burma, we need to improve education in the country - not only primary education, but secondary and tertiary education. Our education system is very very bad. But, of course, if you look at primary education, we have to think in terms of early childhood development that's going back to before the child is born - making sure the mother is well nourished and the child is properly nurtured.” IfsThinkingNeedsWellsLooksChildrenCountryMotherCoursesTermBornChildhoodDevelopmentPrimariesEducation SystemEarly ChildhoodBurmaPrimary Education Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.” ViewsPayAttentionBrainEducationModernDevelopmentBuddhistGrantedPay AttentionEducation SystemModern EducationBrain Development Author:Dalai Lama
“What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies.” WorldTodayTechnologyEconomyPolicyDevelopmentEnvyImmigrationGenerousMassiveHighwaysFundingEducation SystemScience And TechnologyPublic EducationAmerican EconomyInterstateImmigration Policy Author:Fareed Zakaria