I think in our country we have to overcome the notion of the, again, the agrarian calendar.
Thank you for the opportunity to address this committee and the students, faculty, and friends of the E. E. Waddell High...
If we can get more people to go to our rural areas to practice medicine, and become teachers, I think it would be advant...
Today, however, we have a tremendous opportunity to re-envision and renew what public education looks like.
We have 70 early college high schools with 2 in planning and will be effective next year.
Education should be equitable so all have the opportunity to be informed citizens who can thrive economically and civica...
President Obama and Secretary Duncan have set the goal that by 2020, the United States will once again lead the world in...
And North Carolina, I know, has professional development for principals and teachers.
I think that is critical not only in education, but in business.
Poverty is the same in an urban area as it is in a rural area.
I want to work together with my colleagues to make significant changes to the No Child Left Behind law.
What many of our schools need, to ensure that every student achieves success, is transformational change.
Thank you, Senator Hagan, for inviting me here today to talk about innovation in North Carolina.
Thank you for your support of public education in the U.S. Senate as well as your previous support while you were a memb...
I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate what you have done for education so far, and what you will continue to d...
Just having world-class standards will not produce world-class students.
We want to build opportunity. It will make a huge difference.
We definitely need you.
