Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts.
Marian Wright EdelmanChildren under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development.
Marian Wright EdelmanThe literacy level at Mississippi prisons? Fifth grade. Can't read, what are you going to do? If you've got a conviction rap, what are you going to do? It's a real crisis.
Marian Wright Edelman