Art Evokes Emotion. It Doesn't Have To

I Am Old Enough To Remember When America's K-12 Public Schools Were The Best In The World. I Am A Proud Graduate Of Them, And I Credit Much Of My Success To What I Learned In Detroit Public Schools And At Michigan State University.

Museums Do Not Share Their Collections With Other Museums Unless They Get Something In Exchange. The Metropolitan Will Deal With The Louvre, But Will They Send Their Stuff To Memphis? No.

The Biggest Barrier We've Seen To Student Progress Is This: School Policies And Practices Often Prevent Good Teachers From Doing Great Work And Even Dissuade Some Talented Americans From Entering The Profession. This Needs To Change.

Civilizations Are Not Remembered By Their Business People, Their Bankers Or Lawyers. They're Remembered By The Arts.

Art Evokes Emotion. It Doesn't Have To Be A Thing Of Beauty.