Randi Weingarten quotes
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“Half of all kids in public education are below the poverty line. Two-thirds of the achievement gap comes from factors outside of school. Teachers influence about seven to ten percent of what happens in kids' lives. When you think about those statistics, you have to think about how to re-envision education so it's holistic and so we share responsibility.”
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“If we use these common standards as the foundation for better schools, we can give all kids a robust curriculum taught by well prepared, well supported teachers who can help prepare them for success in college, life and careers.”
-- Randi WeingartenSource : "Governors announce cross-state education guidelines for U.S. students" by Sally Holland, www.cnn.com. June 2, 2010.
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“Mike Bloomberg may be a Republican these days. But he has been a Democrat for most of his adult life.”
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“My gut reaction [on Betsy DeVos] was, oh, my God. We are now back into the education wars.”
-- Randi WeingartenSource : Source: www.npr.org
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“The reason they were designated as targets was to keep them from the witness stand and us. Is it just a coincidence that four years later they haven't been indicted”
-- Randi Weingarten
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