Quotes by Margaret Spellings

And I believe that public broadcasting has an important trust with the American people, its an intimate medium of television, and that we can do reading and language development for young children without getting into human sexuality. (Margaret Spellings)

And I think thats righteous, I think thats what parents want to know. They want to know what's going right in the school, and what needs improvement, and thats what this law does. (Margaret Spellings)

But the other notion is, we also believe that those folks closest on the ground that were holding accountable for the results can decide, and ought to evaluate which programs get results. (Margaret Spellings)

Higher education is confronting challenges, like the economy is, about the need for a higher number of more adequately trained, more highly educated citizenry. (Margaret Spellings)

I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap. (Margaret Spellings)

I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators. (Margaret Spellings)

I recognize the great work that some of our urban districts are doing, in fact I cited them in my remarks today. (Margaret Spellings)

I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking. (Margaret Spellings)

I think itd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the culture of an institution. (Margaret Spellings)

In Connecticut, my understanding, although I havent seen the actual litigation, is that they want to measure every other year and not provide annual assessment as is required in the statute. (Margaret Spellings)