Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule..

The only way we get better is to look in the mirror, assess our strengths and weaknesses, and figure out where we need to go. But if we run around sa….

The factory model of education is the wrong model for the 21st century. Today, our schools must prepare all students for college and careers-and do f….

It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from sort of white suburban moms who, all of a sudden, their child isn't as brilliant as t….

The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college..

In America, your zip code or your socioeconomic status should never determine the quality of your education..

Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher..

Other countries have outeducated us. They have made this a priority. And a big part of what I'm trying to do, frankly, is raise the profile of educat….

The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college. As ….

I'm just absolutely convinced we have to educate our way to a better economy. That's the only way we're going to get there. This is the best long-ter….

Education is the civil rights issue of our generation..

Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents..

Surveys show that many talented and committed young people are reluctant to enter teaching for the long haul because they think the profession is low….

Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for Ame….

We need to invest in very different ways. Get the students the support they need, get them the best principals, get them the great teachers, and I pr….

My vision is that schools need to be community centers. Schools need to be open 12, 13, 14 hours a day six, seven days a week, 12 months out of the y….

About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt..

To be clear, we the Department of Education want curriculum to be driven by the local level. We are by law prohibited from directing curriculum. We d….

We all have a role to play - the President, Congress, parents, students and schools - in making college affordable and keeping the middle class dream….

I worry when athletes are simply used by their universities to produce revenue, to make money for them, nothing to show at the back end. I grew up wi….

We have had this massive effort on K-12 reform, raising standards, great teachers, great principals, turning around chronically failing schools, rais….