Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback in their early years.

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.

There is no prayer greater than service.

For how many generations now had his people been turning their backs on things? How long had they sat in their living rooms and watched other people die?

Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth

Both Neil and I had done solo projects where we were the boss and I just thought that if he was willing to get into it, it would really be a good experience for him.

Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.

Practice provides the rails on which knowledge flows.

It's the job of grandmothers to interfere.

Dreams raise the emotional level of what I'm doing at the moment.

From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.

Acting is very immediate.