Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.

Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.

Money is not the reason that people enter teaching.

Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for America's educational shortcomings.

Other countries haves passed us by. They're outworking us. They're outcompeting us. We have got to wake up and we have got to start moving.

My vision is that schools need to be community centers. Schools need to be open 12, 13, 14 hours a day six, seven days a week, 12 months out of the year, with a whole host of activities, particularly in disadvantaged communities.

I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field.