43 Quotes by Jack O'Connell

These much-needed funds come at a critical time when state budget cuts are affecting the students who need the most help, ... These funds will help kids meet California's high academic standards so they will be successful in school or the workplace without the need for remedial courses.

I wanted to join the Army when football failed. That was my only realistic form of making an honest living.

Awarding a student a diploma without the necessary skills and knowledge does a great disservice to that student.

At a time when our nation should be investing in the future of our students as never before, this budget cuts education funding for the first time in a decade.

It's much more important to me that our students have the skills necessary to not only survive but to thrive in this new global economy, and that's more important to me than simply having a piece of paper.

It's important to keep one core principle front and center: awarding a student a diploma without the skills and knowledge to back it up does the student a disservice.

I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film.

I want to create a body of work that is entertaining and speaks to people for a long time. Longer than my life span.

I hope this program to turn around the Oakland Unified School District will provide a model for innovation and commitment to our students and their families,