Barack Obama actually said...

"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."

"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 t..."