I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those who stand on the sidelines

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be?

The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.

We're not going to have real security until we invest in our children.

...how can we live in the richest, most privileged country in the world, at the peak of its economic performance, and still hear the Republicans, and too many Democrats, that we cannot afford to provide a good education for every child, that we cannot afford to provide health security for all our citizens?

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.