The illiteracy level of our children are appalling.
~ George W. Bush (born: 1946-07-06 age: 66), 2004-01-23, Washington, D.C.
You know what the world needs? It needs more world leaders named Al Smith.
~ George W. Bush (born: 1946-07-06 age: 66), on the difficulty of pronouncing names such as ousted Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic, Al Smith dinner, New York, 2000-10-20
And when we find children trapped in schools which will not teach and will not change, as a society we must demand something better, because there is no second-rate children in America.
~ George W. Bush (born: 1946-07-06 age: 66)
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, Remarks by the President at Chris Chocola for Congress, and Indiana Victory 2002 Finance Dinner, 2002-09-05
You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
~ George W. Bush (born: 1946-07-06 age: 66)
Source: ABCnews.com, Washington D.C., 2001-02-21
There is no second-rate children in Arizona. There is no second-rate children in America.
~ George W. Bush (born: 1946-07-06 age: 66)
Speaking about raising education standards Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, George W. Bush Delivers Remarks at Salmon for Governor and Renzi for Congress Fund-raiser, Tucson, AZ, 2002-09-27
As Governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards.
~ George W. Bush (born: 1946-07-06 age: 66)
CNN (Cable News Network), 2000-09-30
To those of you who receive honors, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say: you too can be president.
~ George W. Bush (born: 1946-07-06 age: 66)
[Bush got into Yale with only C grades, with a little affirmative action help from his dad. Bush has an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from Harvard. I kid you not. A man who could not pass a grade 6 literacy test has an MBA. How on earth did he get it?]
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