01/27/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth, far higher than most of the European countries; and we end up with more people in jail than any other country."
"Do we appreciate, and are we inculcating our young kids with, the understanding that intellectual development is a good idea, in addition to being a great basketball player?"
"Many of the kids who are coming into school are already--especially from low-income families--already pretty far behind."
"If we are going to be a strong, competitive Nation economically, we are going to have to adjust this problem at one point or another."