For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide what we are not now providing, an education that will better fit them for the struggle of life.
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You know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher; our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.
We need to increase education budgets.
Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.
It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
Also, if we take back our schools and concentrate on improving them so our children get a better education, they will be better trained to compete for a job locally.
Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people.
We have to provide good teachers, good environment, community involvement with schools.
Through the Committee on Education and the Workforce, we need to ensure we are educating a future generation to achieve a workforce for the 21st century. I believe the best education solutions come from those closest to the students: state and local entities.
School reform is not enough. The notion of schooling itself must be challenged.
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