Richard Riley
Richard Riley
Richard Wilson Rileyis an American politician, the United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and the 111th Governor of South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Riley is the only Democrat to serve two consecutive terms as Governor in the time since the state constitution was amended to allow Governors to serve consecutive terms...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 January 1933
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only half of all parents are reading to their children every day. My message to parents is to read, read, read. It makes a powerful difference.
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Things have moved up considerably, ... The inclination of states to get in on the action is what moves them. But people in South Carolina are ready for a real, participatory democracy.
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A simple but profound fact: There is no end in sight for the increase in young people attending our nation's schools,
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Schools are safer in a slight percentage in terms of overall criminal acts,
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Our elementary schools are getting better at teaching the basics,
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The reshaping of education through e-learning leads me to observe that international course-taking is on the horizon, ... Imagine students at UCLA taking courses at Oxford, and students in Tokyo learning physics from a professor at Duke.
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There's no competition that I know of, but it is an open meeting, and nominations will be accepted on the floor. We assume the existing leadership provided good guidance to the association and will be going forward in the year.
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We must look at the stark reality that there is a continuing achievement gap between the rich and the poor, and between whites and minority students, ... This gap is a gaping hole in our commitment to fulfilling the American promise, and it will only get bigger if we do not close the digital divide as well.
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little room for testing or for any slippage in their schedules.
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We need to figure out where we will put these children, ... Many communities need to be building more schools now.
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The quality of experiences in the early years matters, ... child care facilities that meet high standards and offer employees a livable wage remain woefully inadequate.
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He's a good politician. But I'll still vote for him over the opposition.
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No child should have to go to a failing school,
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We can now work to direct this money to the classroom and help many more needy public, private and parochial school children,