Education Is The Civil Rights Issue Of

There's So Much That We're Doing Wrong Today. And Studies Show We're One Of Three Countries That Doesn't Invest More In Disadvantaged Communities.

I Think It's My Job To Tell The Truth.

When Schools Truly Become Centers Of The Community, Where You Have Extraordinary Teachers, The Best Teachers, The Best Principals, Great Nonprofit Partners Coming In During The Non-school Hours To Support And Do Enrichment Activities, Social Services, Then Those Students Will Beat The Odds, Will Beat Poverty, Will Beat Violence In The Community, Will Beat Sometimes Dysfunctional Families, And Be Productive Citizens Long Term. They Will Go To College.

Teachers Say Their Schools Of Education Did Not Adequately Prepare Them For The Classroom. They Would Have Welcomed More Mentoring And Feedback In Their Early Years.

I Just Think We Can't Do Enough Of This [student Exchanges]... And When You Get Young Children Traveling Internationally, I Think They Come Back Different People. And You Can't Put A Price Tag - You Can't Put A Value On That.