If People Want To Criticize Me Because

The First Dream I Had Was Just To Get A College Education. I Got Through College In Three Years, Taking Extra Classes In Summer School.

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.

I Don't See Myself As A Great Discoverer Of Artists, Like Charles Saatchi.

Ideas, More Than Money, Are Really The Currency For Success.

Frankly, I'm Not Sure How Far I Would Get If I Attended Public School Today. It's Not Just That Public Schools Aren't Producing The Results We Want - It's That We're Not Giving Them What They Need To Help Students Achieve At High Levels. K-12 Education In The United States Is Deeply Antiquated.