Political Quotes

“America has a commitment to public education, an education which is a requirement for our country to be competitive in this world. Public education needs to be available to all Americans. It is not designed to educate just a few Americans. We want to educate everyone. We should not take scarce public education funds and use it to support private institutions that only educate a few. Vouchers are the solution of my Republican colleagues to help education, but it is but a drop in the ocean of need. Education opportunity, smaller class sizes, more qualified teachers are what America's youth need. Safer schools. We debate national tests today and vouchers. We are not seeing the forest for the trees. Let us deal with public education with more qualified teachers, safer schools, and make sure we educate everyone and not just a few.”