I'm not an education expert, and frankly I don't want to make education decisions for our state. But I am experienced at successfully managing organizations, and putting people on a path where they can succeed.
The Lounge Lizards were relating with a tradition and it was like I was playing within a musical context. The guitar playing stood out as being different in some way. That was a real education for me.
States have the responsibility to create rules and conditions for growth and development, and to channel the benefits to all citizens by providing education and making people able to participate in the economies, and in decision-making.
Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.
The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchanging our schools, President Bush is breaking his promise to our children.
My wife wanted my children to have some Chinese culture and education. She believes the children need to learn two languages and two cultures.
Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations.
Financial literacy is an issue that should command our attention because many Americans are not adequately organizing finances for their education, healthcare and retirement.
Increased awareness and education could be a great help toward improving spending and saving habits and increasing participation and contribution levels to retirement plans.
The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students.
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.
Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trades his is soon a pile of feathers.
It's very satisfying to promote science and education and see good results. Setting a good example for young people, being a role model, is very important for me.
The education of a man is never completed until he dies.