Rod Paige
Rod Paige
Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paigeserved as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige, who grew up in Mississippi, moved from classroom teacher to college dean and school superintendent to be the first African American to serve as the nation's education chief...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
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Our opponents voted for No Child Left Behind,
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They say No Child Left Behind should be watered down, schools can't handle change, some children just can't learn. We say, do not underestimate our public schools, do not underestimate our teachers, and never underestimate our children.
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Mr. President-elect, you made education a cornerstone of your campaign. Those of us in education know you meant it when you said no child was to be left behind.
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No other president in the history of the nation has requested such strong support for our nation's school children, And the $53.1 billion is $11 billion more that what the president found when he took office just a few years ago,
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I have been fortunate to devote my entire professional life to education. I meant it from the bottom of my heart when I said no child should be left behind.
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To put it simply, we need to keep the arts in education because they instill in students the habits of mind that last a lifetime: critical analysis skills, the ability to deal with ambiguity and to solve problems, perseverance and a drive for excellence. Moreover, the creative skills children develop through the arts carry them toward new ideas, new experiences, and new challenges, not to mention personal satisfaction. This is the intrinsic value of the arts, and it cannot be overestimated.
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Every child can learn, and we mean it... excuses are not good enough, we need results.
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whether or not I'd be interested is a whole other issue.
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I'm still a citizen of the United States and of Texas, ... And I'm proud of the Texas record in education.
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We have a very diverse system and not withstanding all the debate, this package is right down the center,
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We are in the middle of an education recession.
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At HISD, all of our students are making tremendous progress; we are leaving no one behind. We are proving that inner-city kids, many of them from very poor households, can and will learn.
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It was a source of a good deal of bitterness, anger, frustration that we were not quite as worthy as others,
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The month that followed and the year that followed, told us that that was not the case, that there was still much work to be done,