Richard Riley Quotations

No child should have to go to a failing school,

only half of all parents are reading to their children every day. My message to parents is to read, read, read. It makes a powerful difference.

He's a good politician. But I'll still vote for him over the opposition.

underscores the importance of increasing efforts to support and expand early childhood learning.

Our goal now is to keep up the pace and make sure that they are learning to these high standards all the way through to high school.

little room for testing or for any slippage in their schedules.

We must look at the stark reality that there is a continuing achievement gap between the rich and the poor, and between whites and minority students, ... This gap is a gaping hole in our commitment to fulfilling the American promise, and it will only get bigger if we do not close the digital divide as well.

We need to figure out where we will put these children, ... Many communities need to be building more schools now.

The quality of experiences in the early years matters, ... child care facilities that meet high standards and offer employees a livable wage remain woefully inadequate.

We can now work to direct this money to the classroom and help many more needy public, private and parochial school children,

A simple but profound fact: There is no end in sight for the increase in young people attending our nation's schools,

The reshaping of education through e-learning leads me to observe that international course-taking is on the horizon, ... Imagine students at UCLA taking courses at Oxford, and students in Tokyo learning physics from a professor at Duke.

There's no competition that I know of, but it is an open meeting, and nominations will be accepted on the floor. We assume the existing leadership provided good guidance to the association and will be going forward in the year.

Things have moved up considerably, ... The inclination of states to get in on the action is what moves them. But people in South Carolina are ready for a real, participatory democracy.

Schools are safer in a slight percentage in terms of overall criminal acts,

Our elementary schools are getting better at teaching the basics,

Forensic accounting is not new. Accountants have provided fraudulent financial records investigation and litigation support to corporations, government and law enforcement for decades.

These numbers reflect real and substantial progress, ... They are the product of several aggressive management decisions that were intended to get the default problem under control.

I intend to meet with many of them this year to ask for their direct help to help turn this digital divide into a digital opportunity.

I have said that if every parent read with their children at least 30 minutes a night, it would really revolutionize education in this country, ... Early Edition.

Children who are just born. It's wonderful to read slowly to them and sing with them and so forth. All that makes a difference,

I am very pleased that Chad will lend his experience and knowledge to NCTAF. Chad's passion to improve education will be an incredible asset to the board.

We have strong evidence today that studying a foreign language has a ripple effect, helping to improve student performance in other subjects.

We need to understand that every time an elementary teacher captures the imagination of a child through the arts or music of language this nation gets a little stronger.

Casals says music fills him with the wonder of life and the 'incredible marvel' of being a human. Ives says it expands his mind and challenges him to be a true individual. Bernstein says it is enriching and ennobling. To me, that sounds like a good cause for making music and the arts an integral part of every child's education. Studying music and the arts elevates children's education, expands students' horizons, and teaches them to appreciate the wonder of life.