“I believe that prayer in public schools should be voluntary. It is difficult for me to see how religious exercises can be a requirement in public schools, given our Constitutional requirement of separation of church and state. I feel that the highly desirable goal of religious education must be principally the responsibility of church and home. I do not believe that public education should show any hostility toward religion, and neither should it inhibit voluntary participation, if it does not interfere with the educational process.” IfsFeelsShouldBelieveDoeStatesShowsHomeSchoolGivenI BelieveProcessDifficultGoalChurchReligiousPrayerResponsibilityExerciseEducationalSeparationPresidentialInterfereRequirementsParticipationDesirablePublic SchoolHostilityChurch And StateSeparation Of Church And StatePublic EducationReligious Education Book:The Presidential Campaign 1976: President Gerald R. Ford. 2. v Source: The Presidential Campaign 1976: President Gerald R. Ford. 2. v
“We have always believed that our people can stand on no higher ground than the school ground, or can enter any more hopeful room than the classroom. We blend time and faith and knowledge in our schools - not only to create educated citizens, but also to shape the destiny of this great Republic.” PeopleSchoolRoomsEducationDestinyHigherCitizensShapesEducatedHopefulRepublicClassroomEnd TimesAlways BelievePublic EducationHigher Ground Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“I am entirely certain that twenty years from now we will look back at education as it is practiced in most schools today and wonder that we could have tolerated anything so primitive.” YearsLooksTodaySchoolCertainEducationWonderTeachTwentiesEducationalPrimitiveSchooledPublic EducationGreat EducationSchools And EducationSchool EducationGreat EducationalBest EducationValue Of EducationEducation TodayEducational Change Author:John W. Gardner
“We all know that great leaders can create great successes...success for the Chicago public education fund is to bring great leaders into Chicago's public schools.” KnowsSchoolLeaderFundChicagoPublic SchoolGreat LeaderGreat SuccessPublic Education Author:Kenneth C. Griffin
“Bombay is far ahead of Bengal in the matter of female education. I have visited some of the best schools in Bengal and Bombay, and I can say from my own experience that there are a larger number of girls receiving public education in Bombay than in Bengal; but while Bengal has not come up to Bombay as far as regarded extent of education, Bengal is not behind Bombay in the matter of solidarity and depth.” I CanMatterSchoolGirlMy OwnNumbersBehindsFemaleDepthCome UpReceivingSolidarityPublic EducationBombayBest SchoolFemale Education Author:Keshub Chandra Sen
“The path to a better future goes directly through our public schools. I have nothing against private schools, parochial schools and home schooling, and I think that parents with the means and inclination should choose whatever they believe is best for their children. But those choices cannot compete, and cannot come at the expense of what has been -- and what must always be -- the great equalizer in our society, a free and equal public education.” ThinkingShouldBelieveMeanChildrenHas BeensHomeSchoolChoicesParentPathEqualOur SocietyExpensesInclinationPublic SchoolSchoolingBetter FuturePublic EducationPrivate SchoolEqualizer Author:Howard Dean
“Public education is a good foundation on which to build a better life for each of us. And if we want to prove to these children who never made the mess in the first place that education is worth the trouble, our schools have to inspire them so they can do what they ought to do.” IfsWantFirstsChildrenMadeSchoolCan DoTroubleAtheismInspireOughtProveFoundationPositive AtheismMessBetter LifePublic Education Author:Bill Cosby
“After the privatization of public education everyone will get to choose a school that reflects only your own social values. No need for the competition of ideas or critical thinking. So the curriculum will be up to the school to determine. I am certain that the growing percentage of us who have McJobs will welcome this opportunity to spend a large portion of our income on education and choose an ideology at the same time.” ThinkingNeedsIdeasSchoolCertainValuesOpportunitySocialGrowingCompetitionDetermineCriticalIncomeWelcomeIdeologyPortionsPercentagesCritical ThinkingCurriculumPublic EducationPrivatizationSocial Values Author:David A. Strauss
“Youve got to have a good public education system so small-business owners, when they locate to an area, are confident their kids are getting the best education possible. I feel strongly about local control in school districts.” FeelsKidsSchoolAreasLocalsOwnersSmall BusinessEducation SystemPublic EducationBusiness OwnersBest EducationSmall Business OwnersSchool Districts Author:Jon Tester