Political Quotes

“I wish to bring to the House's attention the visit last month of the Education at a Crossroads Project. I have had, as the mother of six children, a great interest in education and in the education of each of my children. For that reason, in the 9 years that I was in the Kentucky General Assembly I was very involved in the education program, in working to implement the new Education Reform Act that was implemented by Kentucky in 1990. That act is often pointed to by departments of education around the country as an example of education and education progress. The implementation of that bill has been very challenging in our State. It is not universally acclaimed and it has not had universal success, but it has made a dramatic difference in the education opportunities for many children. I would like to talk today about some of the basis of that program that I think is accepted and is believed has made the most difference. The program is based on the fact that each child, each community, each faculty in a school face unique challenges to succeed and have unique talents to address those challenges.”