16 Quotes by Greg Knudsen

There are too many things being legislated that should be left up to the DOE.

Now that we've got a good system in place, the hope is that student achievement will follow suit.

It is a great improvement from when we first started out.

It is just an effort to increase and improve customer service within DOE, both in administrative office and at schools, that is consistent with Board of Education policy on user-friendly schools.

Some of this is everyone getting to know the ropes.

We can't hand out the food free, much of it is very heavily federally subsidized and provided through federal food sources, and we have to account for that.

We're not saying let's make everything easier. There will be the need for a new test because of the new standards, but they have not been reduced in difficulty.

These are standards you need in today's modern world. It's not a question of lowering the standards but of making sure the students are able to improve and meet them.

The survey is intended to give informal feedback and not be heavy-handed. It is to recognize efforts already in place through positive reinforcement.