• "Teachers need to be trained in how to be the most effective they can be in meeting all the needs of their students.  This can only be done with quality people training quality people who have a genuine desire to learn," Joan Zuckerman, New Jersey.
  
  
• "The reforms that are being expected may be good, but without solid backing and support from the President, the Education Secretary, State leadership, Central Office leadership and Board of Education members, principals are punished for doing the right thing," Janet Green, Wisconsin.
  
  
• "I am concerned with the increased accountability schools and staff are facing as we near the 100% proficient deadline.  I believe a critical element is missing with NCLB- parent accountability. Having been in education for over 20 years, I continue to see the relationship between supportive parents and student success," Hugh Maxwell, Idaho.
  
  
• "A child can lose most of what they learned during the 10 month year during summer vacation!  It's time to look at our agrarian calendar and establish school calendars that are good for kids," Suzanne Scallion, California.
  
  
• "Years ago they were saying" money can't solve the education problems" now they are saying if you do what we say money is the answer," Gary Oswald, Maine.
  
  
• "As President Obama says, "It takes the family to do their part." But we as educators we are being judged for what we cannot do," Susan Hamblen Mardis, Indiana.
  
  
• "Implementing the systems of analyzing data, collaborating in teams to share effective teaching approaches, and conducting strategic professional development to build capacity for our school provided a process that fostered collective professional effort. Our results came from a lot of hard work, but it was by design," Dale Castro, Hawaii.
  
  
• "Not dictated by this state of educational affairs, the administrator continues to inspire, motivate, and encourage those under his care. He rallies the staff, students, parents, and community and maintains the vision of an educated citizenry," Thomas Santo, New Jersey.
  
  
• "I do believe our nation needs to keep its standards high. I think we need to study some of the education systems around the world that are successful in technology-based and industrial-based economies," Sandra Tatum, Virginia.

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