Mike Huckabee Quotes

A country that fails to value its teachers, fails to value its future.

… while they're adding teachers in places like South Korea, we're laying them off in droves. It's unfair to our kids. It undermines their future and ours. And it has to stop. Pass this bill, and put our teachers back in the classroom where they belong.

You know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher; our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.

Higher education is a cornerstone of our state's future.

I am confident that the vast majority of teachers will work with us towards achieving that goal.

Instead of unfairly demonizing teachers, we should be working with them to find solutions to the problems in our schools and make sure every child gets an outstanding public education.

Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues.

We are working essentially to build a leadership force of folks who will, during their first two years of teaching, actually put their kids on a different trajectory - not just survive as a new teacher, but actually help close the achievement gap for their kids.

Education is the investment our generation makes in the future.

Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.

Few things are more important to our country's future than recruiting and keeping great teachers in our schools.

The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

President Obama and Secretary Duncan have made stronger teacher evaluation a key part of their education reform efforts. Under their signature plan, called 'Race to the Top,' states can win federal support for schools by improving teacher evaluations.

I'm committed to working with teachers.

More than half of my former students teach - elementary and high school, community college and university. I taught them to be passionate about literature and writing, and to attempt to translate that passion to their own students. They are rookie teachers, most likely to be laid off and not rehired, even though they are passionate.

We cannot build a prosperous state without good schools.

Of all our institutions public education is the most important. Everything depends on it, the present and the future.

Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions possible and yet we do not treat teachers as professionals.

We don’t get the quality of people going into teaching that other nations do…. When people go teacher bashing, they are making the problem worse.

I believe education is much more important than we assume.

I love working with teachers and principals; they are my heroes. They are very dedicated to children, and it's very impactful.

Few things are more important to each individual's future success or to our nation's prosperity than education.

Ensuring all kids have access to an effective, talented teacher needs to be a national priority.

Teachers have the hardest and most important jobs in America. They're building our nation. And we should appreciate them, respect them, and pay them well.