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Cheri Yecke Quotes
«There is no other education model today that can take kids and bring them a minimum of six academic years in four years of education.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«We were disappointed to see the numbers so low. There has to be a good-faith effort [by school districts] to implement the program.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«The school board is going to have to make a decision about how to turn these failing schools around.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«We had a limited amount of time to make a big difference, ... That's why we hit the ground running.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«[As commissioner, Yecke was a big supporter of the No Child Left Behind law, which requires schools to test students every year and slaps penalties on schools where students don't meet test score goals.] Right now, I don't see any resistance [to No Child Left Behind], ... I see acceptance. Implementation is taking place. Perhaps [educators] had once seen it as threatening, but once everything was in place, they found they could rise to the challenge.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«With accountability, ... teachers can't spend time in exercises in political correctness, or fun and games in the classroom. When there's a more focused academic effort, some of the fluff goes.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«But I'd seen what children could do in Virginia, ... and I had full confidence that Minnesota educators could add rigor here, too.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«and no state income tax.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«I was asked by Governor Bush. What an honor to be asked to serve under Jeb Bush. Everything Florida is doing is right. You've got strong accountability, and you're closing the achievement gap.»
Author: Cheri Yecke
«I did it in Virginia and Minnesota. I don't think that will be an issue. I think certainly everyone in the nation has been keeping tabs on what Florida is doing over time, and in many cases trying to emulate that.»
Author: Cheri Yecke