With Michigan's economic future on the line we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead we need a high standards mandatory curriculum to get all our students on the road to higher education and a good paying job.

If you improve education by teaching for competence eliminating schooling and connecting with students the test scores will improve.

When the students are occupied they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.

Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.

For-profit higher education is today a booming industry feeding on the student loans handed out to the desperate.

Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future.

'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.

This is at the heart of all good education where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues constantly checking for understanding and growth.

I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.

You can't have a university without having free speech even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.