On teacher education: induction into current mandates must not turn into seduction away from best practice.

A successful school has to engage all the people, all the powers, and all the capacities within it.

Educational reforms are like ripe fruit. They rarely travel well.

The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it.

Courageous leadership is not fearless leadership. What makes you a leader is how you deal with your fears.

It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.

Capacity building originally meant helping people to help themselves. Now it means required training to deliver imposed policies.