10/01/2001
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Each child matters. Every child has potential."
"Parents ought to have different options if a child is trapped in a school that won't teach and won't change."
"If we fail to give our students the skills necessary to compete in the world of the 21st century, the jobs will go elsewhere."
"The most important function of Government at home is to make sure that a child receives an excellent education."