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Now, we believe that the majority of teachers in America know our system must be reformed, to put students first so that America can compete, that teachers don't teach to become rich or famous. They teach because they love children.

Teachers are our greatest public servants; they spend their lives educating our young people and shaping our Nation for tomorrow.

If we could reach the point where many of our nation's future leaders know what teachers know after teaching successfully in our highest-need schools, we would have a very different situation.

If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes.

Often times the public school teachers are ridiculed or they are made to feel inferior but this is really undeserved.

We should have high expectations of our children, but politicians should not tell teachers how to meet them.

Our teachers are valuable, and our public policy should reflect that.

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

Teachers have the hardest and most important jobs in America. They're building our nation. And we should appreciate them, respect them, and pay them well.

I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.