What People are Saying
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“This, my fellow citizens, is the new way of governing. . . . It’s not about left or right, it’s about doing the things that work, that… Read more »
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Arne Duncan, Former U.S. Department of Education Secretary (Obama)
January 12, 2015“I believe that we should create new incentives to catalyze bold state and local innovation in support of student success and achievement. We should support… Read more »
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Cass Sunstein, Harvard professor and former Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
January 6, 2015“The idea of Moneyball, which works for baseball, certainly works in business, works in government too, is to make things based on evidence as much as can you. Don’t just… Read more »
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Jim Nussle
March 4, 2014“But we’ve got a lot of work to do on this budget. I just wish that congress in addition to tax reform, would look at… Read more »
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President Barack Obama
February 27, 2014“And when I say, by the way, building on what works, it means looking at the actual evidence of what works. There are a lot… Read more »
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Arne Duncan, Former U.S. Department of Education Secretary (Obama)
January 27, 2014“The reason for that rigorous research is simple—we want curriculum and instructional materials to be based on compelling evidence and the findings of cognitive science… Read more »
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President Barack Obama
January 9, 2014“I don’t care whether the ideas are Democrat or Republican. I do care that they work. I do care that they are subject to evaluation,… Read more »
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Nicholas Kristof
January 8, 2014“We increasingly have first-rate research — randomized controlled trials, testing antipoverty programs as rigorously as if they were pharmaceuticals — that give us solid evidence… Read more »
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Michael Brown, CEO and Co-Founder, City Year
December 20, 2013“By leveraging the talent, energy and idealism of the next generation of entrepreneurs and citizen leaders, we can fight the dropout crisis in this country…. Read more »
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Stacey D. Stewart, U.S. President, United Way Worldwide
December 20, 2013“We work tirelessly to make sure families have the tools necessary to lead healthy, financially stable, well-educated lives. We hold ourselves accountable through constant use… Read more »