Ted Lempert Quotations

Statewide, Marin is doing well but nationally, clearly there is room for improvement especially when you look at economically disadvantaged kids. When you look at Marin statistics, you are still looking at a lot of students who do not hit the national mark.

Marin is doing well statewide, but California is not faring that well nationally, so when you look at Marin's high rankings you want to keep them in perspective.

Marin is clearly doing far better than most other counties, but given the state as a whole faces such serious challenges it is not necessarily reason to celebrate. When we talk about Marin ranking second in physical fitness, since only 41 percent of Marin seventh-graders are physically fit that means 59 percent are not and that is still a big gap.

I'm just thrilled with the action tonight. I hope the public will see you as more of an educational leader in the county.