We are honored to have the support of such a dedicated leader in the community.

My plan sets an agenda that can meet the challenges of the future.

We are not a ‘these kids' nation.

I am running for President of the United States because I want to give every American child the same chances that I had.

I want to lead a new era of mutual responsibility in education.

There is no reason we can't and shouldn't replicate this all across America.

We have to set high standards for them, and spend time with them, and love them.

It is now our moment to keep that promise - the promise of America - alive in the 21st century.

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

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.

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