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But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith.

My votes against the education bill and my votes against the Medicare bill got huge play at home.

Look, I want what's good for everybody. I want to promote good state education for all. I want to raise standards for all kids, irrespective of race and class but why can not they all just do what I say when I know I am right?

Mothers, unless they were very poor, did not work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother had to work in a cotton mill until 18 or 19, when she took some training in domestic science.

As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.

Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions.

My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to be an actor.

Education is the cornerstone of our communities and our country.

And what is liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of all liberties - liberty of conscience, of education, of association, of the press, of travel, or labor, or trade?

The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not. Should education be a marketable commodity? Should healthcare?

What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.

An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.

The dream Does not lie in victimization or blame it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

As a former recipient of these services I can honestly say that the overwhelming majority of TANF recipients are hard-working Americans who are down on their luck, and just want an opportunity to better their lives and those of their family through work and access to education.

But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.

When women earn the money for the family, everyone in the family benefits. We also know that when women have an income, everyone wins because women dedicate 90% of the income to health, education, to food security, to the children, to the family, or to the community, so when women have an income, everybody wins.

One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you do not provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women is empowerment bring huge economic benefits.

I think we were raised in a nice Texas Jewish family where education was the most important thing, and close behind that was the arts. It was emphasized and expected that we'd play piano.

Michael Nutter

What the mayors care about is, How can I get money to invest in the infrastructure in my city? How do we put people back to work, lower the unemployment rate, provide for job training programs? How do we make class sizes smaller and make investments in our children from an education standpoint?"