"Early college high schools in North Carolina and across the country show us that challenge - not remediation - is an approach to education that works."

"We must remember that North Carolina is more than a collection of regions and people. We are one state, one people, one family, bound by a common concern for each other."

"As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority."

"As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina."

"It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future in track and field. I definitely did not think I could make it to the Olympics back then, though; I was just focused on making it to the state finals!"

"Scholarships that allow students to get a good education are important, but first we want to measure the progress that the schools are teaching our students, we want to hold them accountable for the progress, we want to hold the schools accountable for teaching the young people in America."

"I thought I should go to New York because it was the place to go to study. I went and tried to get an application from the Juilliard School but they wouldn't even give me one because I didn't have my high school graduation."

"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college."