Barack Obama Quotes About Math

• No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will.

  Barack Obama

  Party, Math, Long

  "Transcript: President Obama's DNC Speech". abcnews.go.com. September 6, 2012.

• Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation. It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and work to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology.

  Barack Obama

  Science, Math, Technology

  Seventh President-Elect Weekly Transition Address, Broadcast 20 December 2008

• I don't want to exaggerate; having as many African American men as we've had in the criminal-justice system, and the amount of time it takes for the damage done by that to wash through our society and our communities, the disadvantages born out of kids being undiagnosed with mental-health problems early, or not getting the kind of exposure to reading and math when they're 4 or 5 or 6 years old, that carries a cost.

  Barack Obama

  Reading, Kids, Math

  Source: www.theatlantic.com

• This is not class warfare. It’s math.

  Barack Obama

  Math, Class, Warfare

  Barack Obama's Speech on Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 19, 2011.

• In addition to giving our children the science and math skills they need to compete in the new global context, we should also encourage the ability to think creatively that comes from a meaningful arts education.

  Barack Obama

  Meaningful, Art, Children

  "President’s Committee Makes Strongest Case Ever for Arts Education" by John M. Eger, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 9, 2011.

• We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math and reading scores on record. Our high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high. And more Americans finish college than ever before.

  Barack Obama

  Reading, Kids, School

  Sixth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2015

• I want every math teacher to know math. I want every science teacher to have expertise in science. I want them to know how to inspire and engage young people.

  Barack Obama

  Teacher, Math, People

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

• America ranks 21st when it comes to math education. We rank 25th when it comes to science. We used to be number one in the proportion of college graduates. We now rank ninth. And at an age where knowledge, skills, are the determinant of how successful we're going to be, unless we reverse that we're going to keep slipping behind economically to a lot of other countries.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Math, Successful

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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