01/14/2009
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"We want the very best. If we are going to break the cycle of poverty, that is what has to happen."
"I do not want our Native American kids to get a second class education."
"If we are going to achieve excellence, we need more demanded of us."
"Education is the key to improving life in Indian country. Education represents hope in a place where we need more hope."