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It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education.

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

If I was a state, I would like to see education left to the schools themselves, but I don't want the federal government involved in education. I think that it ends up setting standards that cost you time and money and don't make any difference in education. I want to stop that.

Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion.

Education is the foundation for all we do in life, it shapes who we are and what we aspire to be. Creativity fuels innovation, and it's what all states should strive to instill in the next generations.

How can the cost of education be the cost of life? It is unacceptable; it is reprehensible that we have allowed it to fester.

Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.