Education

I'm committed to securing for all the children in America an equal chance to learn and to dream and to excel.

He believed that teachers ought to be treated fairly.

Teacher Day, United States of America

I will nominate Cesar A. Perales to be an Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

I also transmit for the information of the Congress a comprehensive report prepared by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Protecting the lives and health of our children requires continued vigilance and increased efforts to educate every citizen to the dangers of accidental ingestion of drugs and common household products.

Thirty years ago this organization was formed with some very difficult tasks, but fairly clear tasks: to stop lynching, to permit black citizens to vote, and to let little black children go to school.

I will nominate John B. Gabusi, of Washington, D.C., to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Management.

I will nominate Carl William Fischer to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Budget and Planning.

I believe that the current organizational status of Federal education programs is unacceptable in a nation where all levels of government invest substantially in education programs while getting less results in the actual performance and…

I believe that a Department of Education will enable us to do a better job of helping states and localities carry out their responsibilities.

The theme of this year's American Education Week, 'Education Can Turn Things Around,' expresses our faith in the power of education.

Teaching has never been easy, and inspiring students is more difficult still.

A department of education will enable the Federal Government to do a better job of helping States and local communities carry out their educational responsibilities.

Education is a key factor in the development not only of individual citizens but of the country as a whole.

I believe that this is unacceptable in a nation where all levels of government spend ever-increasing amounts of money for education while getting less results in the actual performance of our students.

Education can provide the key to overcoming all our problems.

Creation of a department of education... is one important step we can take to improve education in America.