Quotes About Education

It's not how much you spend, it's how you spend it. We have been putting a lot of money into education in the state of Nevada, and it's gotten us to 50th in the country in graduation rates. We needed more accountability in our system.

High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue.

Let's get one thing straight: No one wants Stafford loan interest rates to increase.

We know from hard research that educated populations have lower growth rates, are more peaceful, and add to the global economy.

Since the end of the 1970s, something has gone profoundly wrong in America. Inequality has soared. Educational progress slowed. Incarceration rates quintupled. Family breakdown accelerated. Median household income stagnated.

I've been president of Brown and chancellor of Vanderbilt, where they have very high completion rates.

Truancy rates are directly correlated to low graduation rates.

Church attendance rates among white Americans without a college education have dropped pretty significantly. People with college degrees are more likely to go to church than people without college degrees among the white working class.

Isn't it blatantly racist to assume blacks can't pass a simple civics exam in the same rates as others?

School desegregation is associated with higher graduation rates, greater employability, higher earnings, and decreased rates of incarceration.

I believe this passionately: that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out if it.

I liked art history. Also liked the gender ratio, especially compared to applied math and physics.

Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational.

It is neither racist nor elitist to say publicly what every rational person believes privately - that if you don't know anything about a subject, you ought not to raise your hand or cast a ballot on the matter.

I've learned over the years that 'rational discussion' accomplishes almost nothing in politics, particularly with people better educated than average.

Everyone who's rational should have an interest in science. The future of our planet depends on our understanding of science... It's something I value immensely.

When I finally turned 18, I started to wonder if rave was now different to what it was and whether I'd missed out on the golden days of rave. So, I thought I'd talk to some of the legends in the game and get an education on how music was made, listened to and the rave scene from before I was even born.

So I thought I'd find out for myself and educate my generation on how rave has changed over the last 30 years, and how the creation of music and discovery of music had changed too.

My life is raw, authentic, and focused on giving back to the journey God has given me; I want to leave this earth a better place with answers and education on Lyme and invisible chronic disease.

I was a natural talent, a raw talent. Then I came to Manchester City, and I learned philosophies.

Giving children a fair chance to achieve their dreams and reach their potential is everyone's responsibility.

Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.

I want people to know that you can have dyslexia and still reach your goals.

We had to get serious and hit all aspects. We had to graduate. That's what you got to do: reach all people across the nation.