05/11/2009
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"I saw a country that was digging its way out of a war."
"If every child shows up at the starting line in kindergarten at the same place, that low-income child is going to fall behind."
"The problem we are trying to solve is the achievement gap, and we know that the achievement gap begins really almost at birth."
"It would make no difference whatsoever in my family to have a national program for pre-K. It isn't going to affect the outcomes."