Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives.

I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina.

Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.

Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule.

Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.

In America, your zip code or your socioeconomic status should never determine the quality of your education.

We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change.

Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents.

To be clear, we the Department of Education want curriculum to be driven by the local level. We are by law prohibited from directing curriculum. We don't have a curriculum department.

The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college.

Education is the civil rights issue of our generation.

I'm in favour of religion as a tamer of arrogance. For a Greek Orthodox, the idea of God as creator outside the human is not God in God's terms. My God isn't the God of George Bush.

All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas - not money.

There is nothing truer than physiognomy, taken in connection with manner.

Gotta get rid of these free radicals, but first I need to figure out what they are.

I am really not interested or excited by repeating former successes.

Your on your on with this one babe." "Coward." "Calling me names isn't going to get me in there." -Ranger and Stephanie

Man up and add a tux to your wardrobe. Just find one you like and get it well-tailored to your own measurements.

This is more dangerous than double dating with Danny Bonaduce on the Kennedy compound.

No human being ever spoke of scenery for above two minutes at a time, which makes me suspect that we hear too much of it in literature.