Unless the schools provide our children with a vision of human possibility that enlightens and empowers them with knowledge and taste, they will simply play their role in someone else's marketing schemes. Unless they understand deeply the sources of our democracy, they will take it for granted and fail to exercise their rights and responsibilities.

An attack on public education is an attack on democracy.

Privatizing our public schools makes as much sense as privatizing the fire department or or the police department

The ladder was there, from the gutter to the university, and for those stalwart enough to ascend it, the schools were a boon and a path out of poverty.

Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds.

The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.

You can't lead your troops if your troops do not trust you.