"Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers." ― Christine Gregoire Topic(s): Education More From Christine Gregoire "I want to work on respecting individuals’ dignity. Equal rights, that’s where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that’s what we need." "Education is the foundation upon which we build our future." "When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential." More In Education "Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent."― John Maynard Keynes "It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical."― Alan Perlis "Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart."― Rumi