I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators. Margaret Spellings achievementchangeclose Change image and share on social
And I believe that public broadcasting has an important trust with the American people, it's an intimate medium of television, and that we can do reading and language development for young children without getting into human sexuality. Margaret Spellings americanbroadcastchild share on social
I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking. Margaret Spellings kindparentseek Change image and share on social
For too long, actually, we have either said you're this or that. Margaret Spellings long 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
There's lots of institutions and lots of different cultures, and so that's the kind of thing that parents need to be able to evaluate, and students themselves, when they make a selection. Margaret Spellings cultureevaluateinstitution Change image and share on social
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
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
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
I think it'd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the culture of an institution. Margaret Spellings cultureinstitutionkind Change image and share on social
