Parenting & Family Quote by Jane D. Hull

Politicians love to declare education a "top priority" because it sounds like a moral fact rather than a budget choice. Jane D. Hull’s line leans hard into that safe consensus, then tries to make it feel like resolve. The opening clause - "I have said it on several occasions, several times from this podium" - is doing defensive work. It’s not persuasion so much as preemptive evidence, a verbal paper trail meant to answer the unspoken accusation: you’re not doing enough, or you’ve drifted. Repetition becomes credibility-by-echo.

The phrase "from this podium" matters. It signals officialness and stakes, as if the location itself certifies seriousness. It’s also a subtle bid for institutional continuity: the commitment isn’t personal whim, it’s part of governance. And yet the sentence is mostly a self-quotation; the proof offered is prior statements, not outcomes. That’s the political tell. When leaders can’t point to clear wins, they point to consistency.

"Providing a quality education" is deliberately broad. "Quality" is a warm adjective that avoids the jagged details - testing regimes, teacher pay, desegregation fights, rural funding inequities, charter-school battles. It invites every listener to project their own definition without forcing Hull to choose sides.

"I will not stop now" lands as a mini cliffhanger. It frames the moment as a turning point - pressure is mounting, opposition is present - and she’s casting herself as steadfast. The intent is less to introduce a policy than to reassert authority and stamina in the face of scrutiny.