“We must make good on our promise as a country to educate all of our children equally, to the best of our ability.”— Dr. Kiesha Taylor, forbes.com
“If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets, why would you not spend the money? The objective is to improve the schools, bring down crime, build affordable housing, clean the streets—not to have a fair fight.”— Mike Bloomberg, inc.com
“On a clear day, looking out at the towers along the East River, you could practically see their tiny handprints smeared on the glass: the competition.”— Jessica Pressler, thecut.com
“That ours is a party of opportunity for everybody, no matter where you are from or who you are in the United States. And we are going to do everything we can to make sure people can pursue their American dreams. That is why you hear us talking about building greater schools and universities, making…”— Joaquin Castro, harvardpolitics.com
“We have to harden the schools, not soften them up. A gun-free zone to a killer or somebody that wants to be a killer—that’s like going in for the ice cream.”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com
“What we wanted was to allow families and victims a little more leverage around holding the school districts accountable.”— Andrea Salinas, buzzfeed.com
“I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.”— Stanley Kubrick, en.wikiquote.org
“The world is made wrong; kings should go to school to their own laws, at times, and so learn mercy.”— Mark Twain, amazon.com