I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap. – Margaret Spellings
And I believe that public broadcasting has an important trust with the American people, its an intimate medium of television, and that we can do reading and language development for young children without getting into human sexuality. – Margaret Spellings
We want to obviously foster a relationship that were a partner with states that we all share the same goals of closing the achievement gap, just as the Congress does and that were practical and sophisticated enough to understand what theyre talking about. – Margaret Spellings
To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just dont have the education. – Melanie Griffith