Quotes by Bob Wise

“so that people can get to the appropriate medical provider.”

“decided to take this action.”

“Our goal is to provide long-term solutions that work for both the surgeons in the northern panhandle and all physicians in the state,”

“We are continuing to carefully monitor the situation throughout McDowell and several other southern counties, ... We are ready to help wherever needed.”

“To me, this goes beyond disappointing. It shows that we are failing to gain ground on the very conditions we need to reverse to improve our graduation rates and produce more students who are ready for college and the workforce.”

“The states results clearly demonstrate that we still are not doing what is needed to help these older students build the reading skills they will need to deal with increasingly complex high school courses.”

“Nationally, 70 percent of students are below grade level [in reading],”

“It was such a challenge to do. I had to deliver the city of New York!”

“Reading is the heart of learning, and Illinois and the nation are in the literacy emergency room showing a flat line on the education EKG. The states results clearly demonstrate that we still are not doing what is needed to help these older students build the reading skills they will need to deal with increasingly complex high school courses.”

“It helps over time to lift our national standard ... but AP doesnt reach all students. Indeed, the challenge of high schools is, first of all, reducing a dropout rate that, nationally, is almost one-third.”