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 adequatelychallengecitizenry Change image and share on social
And I think that's righteous, I think that's what parents want to know. They want to know what's going right in the school, and what needs improvement, and that's what this law does. Margaret Spellings improvementlawparent Change image and share on social
But the other notion is, we also believe that those folks closest on the ground that we're holding accountable for the results can decide, and ought to evaluate which programs get results. Margaret Spellings accountableclosedecide Change image and share on social
Well, one of them is annual assessment in grades 3-8. It's integral to the implementation of everything. Margaret Spellings annualassessmentgrade Change image and share on social
We want to obviously foster a relationship that we're a partner with states; that we all share the same goals of closing the achievement gap, just as the Congress does; and that we're practical and sophisticated enough to understand what they're talking about. Margaret Spellings achievementclosecongress share on social
The long and short of it is, we need more rigor in all kinds of programs. Margaret Spellings kindlongprogram Change image and share on social
In Connecticut, my understanding, although I haven't 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 actualannualassessment Change image and share on social
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 achievementclosecritical Change image and share on social
Again, the truth of the matter is we haven't paid that much attention to high school accountability. Margaret Spellings accountabilityattentionhigh Change image and share on social
And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children. Margaret Spellings americachildimprovement Change image and share on social