"I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators."

Margaret Spellings, American Public Servant

Change, Achievement

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"I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators."

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"Anyone that refuses to grow will remain in the past. It is a demand of life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Since when has corruption everywhere, homes, streets, offices, become a Nigerian factor."

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"You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying."

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"There are few things that will remain constant over the long run."

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"To really change the world, we have to help people change the way they see things."

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"No one on earth is "functionless". The problem we usually have is that functions of people are being displayed in the wrong positions! Change position!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

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"Such is life. We grow up. Planets like Tiny get new moons. Moons like me get new planets."

John Green, American Author

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"We must become the change we want to see in the world."

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"I had to make a drastic change at Sun Records and I didn't really appreciate country music until I went there."

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"As a standup, I try to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room."

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"We at the Department of Education are going to provide technical assistance; I've committed $14 million to show states how they might meet this more sophisticated approach."

Education

"And I think that's righteous, I think that's what parents want to know. They want to know what's going right in the school, and what needs improvement, and that's what this law does."

Improvement

"And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children."

America

"We want to obviously foster a relationship that we're a partner with states; that we all share the same goals of closing the achievement gap, just as the Congress does; and that we're practical and sophisticated enough to understand what they're talking about."

Achievement

"I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators."

Change

"I think it'd be useful for parents to know kind of what is the culture of an institution."

Culture

"My understanding is that Kansas, Massachusetts, they've been more pioneers on the special education side."

Education

"In Connecticut, my understanding, although I haven't seen the actual litigation, is that they want to measure every other year and not provide annual assessment as is required in the statute."

Measure

"I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking."

Parents

"Again, the truth of the matter is we haven't paid that much attention to high school accountability."

Truth