The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college.

Young people know how important it is for dads to be involved in their lives. As I travel the country and talk with students, some of them tell me that their lives would be totally different if their father was around.

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

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

The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree.

What you see around the world is that poverty is not destiny. In other countries, much more systemically, student after student, school after school, year after year, educate poor and disadvantaged young people. And, so, anyone who says that you can't overcome these battles is a huge part of the problem.

Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents.