A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.

Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.

To be clear, we the Department of Education want curriculum to be driven by the local level. We are by law prohibited from directing curriculum. We don't have a curriculum department.

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

Far too many of our children today, our students, need remedial education. We have been lying to them. They're not really ready for college. That's not higher education's fault. That's our fault K-12.

A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.

Historically the Department of Education hasn't been doing enough to drive the sustainability movement, and today, I promise that we will be a committed partner in the national effort to build a more environmentally literate and responsible society.