we're seeing a condition that's not getting better, too often; getting worse.
We're a long way from achieving it, but we do have some success to point to.
if we have so many commissions--and I'll suggest everything from artichokes to xylophones--how could we not have a commission that focuses e...
We need to have some consistent, year-in/year-out efforts in this regard, so we're not waiting for the next headline to provoke a congressio...
Your leadership over so many years has proven your great understanding and support of our Nation's children and families.
Thank you very, very much.
Only 10 percent who enroll in college will graduate.
The question is, How do we nurture that at a governmental or community-based level--to nurture that natural instinct of a parent to want to ...
I've often said, if I only could fix one problem in America--I often get asked by people, 'What's the single most important issue that you w...
And how do we turn this around? How do we actually make a difference?
But, I'm just a parent.
A teacher in our society is probably the most important person that assures the success of this country.
Census Bureau 2008 data show that a typical American household made less money that year than they did a decade ago.
But, we ought to figure out how to do that, because if you don't, all you're left with is what you have today.
Education is the passport to full participation in the American Dream.
I mean, they begin with the notion--it's just unnatural for a parent not to care about their children.
I've been trying to--that paid leave bill--took me 7 years to just get the one unpaid-leave bill through, back some 20 years ago.
I tip my hat to the First Lady of our country, Michelle Obama, for making this a priority issue.
