Hungry Children Are Distracted Children. We Want

A Postsecondary Education Is The Ticket To Economic Success In America.

It's Fascinating To Me That Some Of The Pushback Is Coming From Sort Of White Suburban Moms Who, All Of A Sudden, Their Child Isn't As Brilliant As They Thought They Were, Their Schools Aren't Quite As Good As They Thought They Were. And That's Pretty Scary.

My Vision Is That Schools Need To Be Community Centers. Schools Need To Be Open 12, 13, 14 Hours A Day Six, Seven Days A Week, 12 Months Out Of The Year, With A Whole Host Of Activities, Particularly In Disadvantaged Communities.

Education Is The Civil Rights Issue Of Our Generation.

State Governments Generate Less Revenue In A Recession. As State Leaders Struggle To Make Up For Lost Revenue, Legislatures Tend To Cut Funding For Higher Education. Colleges, In Turn, Answer These Funding Cuts With Tuition Hikes.