Roy Romer
Roy Romer
Roy R. Romerwas the 39th Governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 October 1928
CountryUnited States of America
believe denied known
I know this man, I've known him for 15 years, he's my friend. I believe him. He's categorically denied it,
amount breath creek
I know that creek well, ... It just catches your breath when you see that amount of damage.
thinking issues people
I think the American people were saying we do not want to have further investigation. We want to close this off. They clearly made a separation between the personal conduct .. They want Congress to wrap it up, get it behind them, so we can get on to the issues that the president has been working with Congress.
computer boxes type
You know, IBM was almost knocked out of the box by other types of computer software and manufacturing.
attitude technology thinking
We can do better in higher education. And it is more than just technology. It's also an attitude on the part of faculty. We need to think through how we can produce a better quality product at less cost.
issues use classroom
Productivity is going to be a critical issue. And it's not just about getting more time for professors in the classroom. It involves reexamining the learning experience and restructuring faculty and the use of faculty time.
airplane trying example
Lets take flight simulation as an example. If youre trying to train a pilot, you can simulate almost the whole course. You dont have to get in an airplane until late in the process.
dream college thinking
The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available.
school colorado students
You can take a school like the University of Colorado, with a selective admission standard. It has a better caliber student going in, so you ought to have a better caliber coming out.
free-market
But in the free market system, you're forced to change.
educational college years
But you take a four-year state college, with a broader range of admission, and what happens during those four years may be an even greater value-added educational experience. I don't know.
thinking years tuition
Enrollment in Colorado is expected to expand about 25 percent in seven years. It's very difficult to find those additional funds. Therefore, I think you're probably going to have increased pressure on tuition.
running thinking hands
I do think there is something to be said for those who have significant experience at state level and have run campaigns or have been deeply involved in grass roots political campaigns and who have actual hands-on experience.
educational struggle thinking
One of the things that we're all struggling with is how to judge the quality of the value-added experience of an educational course or year. I don't think it's impossible to do that, but it's difficult.