Education is now the currency of the Information Age.

I know that if we bring early education programs to these communities; if we stop waiting until high-school to address the drop-out rate and start in earlier grades; if we bring in new, qualified teachers; if we expand college outreach…

I do not accept this future for America.

I want to be a President who rewards them for their greatness.

This kind of America is morally unacceptable for our children.

We can make a difference in the lives of our children and the life of this country.

The fact is, No Child Left Behind has done more to stigmatize and demoralize our students and teachers in struggling schools than it has to marshal the talent and the determination and the resources to turn them around.

They're not ‘these kids.' They're our kids. All of them.

There is no substitute for a parent who is involved in their child's education from day one.

Education is, in my estimation, the civil rights and national security issue of our time.

Supporting our public schools is key to addressing many of our nation's challenges and issues.

She went on to make up the point, as some of the Republicans have made, that she's made -- she's met with all these world leaders. And I was wondering which world leader told her to -- that we needed to invade Iraq, because that's not…

My understanding was that she wasn't treasury secretary.

An ever-expanding American Dream: this is the legacy - and the promise - of the community college system in America.

the campaign will have completed more than 250 hours at local food pantries, churches, senior homes, and other locations around the state.

You shouldn't need a PhD just to apply for financial aid.

I am putting forward an agenda to strengthen our community colleges, so that we prepare the American workforce for the demands of a new century.

I'm thrilled to have the support of Jim Carroll, Gail Morrison, Beth Arsenault and Judie Reever as part of our unmatched grassroots organization.