If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.

I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.

I do not suggest that you should not have an open mind ... but don't keep your mind so open that your brains fall out.

When you have an individual that is committed to killing someone else, you can`t expect a restraining order or the police to provide 24-hour protection.

It is ironic that anyone who appeals to religious values today runs the risk of being called 'divisive' or attacked as an enemy of pluralism.

I have no doubt that the real irritation of those on the religious right is not that their particular creed is not embraced by the schools, but that often their creed is the only one singled out for contempt.

The secretary of education does not work for the education establishment. The secretary works for the American people.