Education

The most important work that society does is still to raise children.

Teens have responded by completing high school and enrolling college at record rates.

Maryland has become the first State in America to require community service as a condition of a high school diploma.

I urge Government officials, business people, community leaders, educators, volunteers, and all the people of the United States to celebrate the contributions older Americans have made.

This year we've got $400 million in after-school programs.

It would undermine the Federal effort to help communities reduce class size in the early grades.

Vouchers drain attention and resources from the neediest public schools.

The bill fails to encourage each State to develop a single, rigorous accountability system for Title I and non-Title I schools.

There is no assurance that funds will go to improve instruction.

It does little to improve teacher quality.

I thank you very much for the contribution you made to my education and to my years here.

Providing our children the high-quality education they need to succeed is one of the greatest challenges we face as a Nation.

By investing in charter schools, we are investing in our Nation's future.

I am proud that my Administration has taken a leadership role in promoting and funding public charter schools.

I think everybody needs to be able to go to college.

I believe that Mike Forbes became a Democrat because of his convictions on education, the environment, the Patients' Bill of Rights, campaign finance reform, prescription drugs for seniors, continuing the economic path the country is on…

Every child in America should have this opportunity, and we are trying to give it to every child in America.

If we can make every American technologically literate, if we can make our Government wise not only in its own use of technology but in setting those conditions and giving those tools.