Some children lack tools to see their course in the world…

President Bush and I had asked Congress to appropriate a half-billion dollars to school vouchers. We didn't get it, and we were disappointed. But…

— Lamar Alexander

Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportunities to a privileged handful,…

— Bobby Scott

Our nearly century-long experiment in banning marijuana has failed as abysmally as Prohibition did... In contrast, legalizing and taxing marijuana would bring in substantial…

— Nicholas D. Kristof

“Early childhood education”

— Carol Garhart Mooney

“The national curriculum for the Swedish preschool is twenty pages long and goes on at length about things like fostering respect for one another,…

— Linda Akeson McGurk

“Inequality in education starts early, and it starts at home. A study by the University of Kansas found that by the time she is…

— Al Franken

My mom and dad were 'helicopter parents,' literally. Meaning, I didn't have a nanny, so I went up in the helicopter. My entire early…

— Katy Tur

We invest in early childhood education. We invest additional job training dollars. We make sure that we've got a strong research and development strategy…

— Barack Obama

Imagine if you had genuine, high-quality early-childhood education for every child, and suddenly every black child in America - but also every poor white…

— Barack Obama

Care work produces public goods, and should be supported in families by policies such as paid parental leave and caregiver tax credits, and by…

— Riane Eisler

I was going to be a writer, and that turned into journalist. And then that turned into a career in children's literature, which turned…

— Damaris Phillips

Early childhood education remains one of the strongest investments we can make in the long-term success of our students and the long-term economic strength…

— Abigail Spanberger

I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the kids behind.…

— Dolores Huerta

Only one in five children in the U.S. lives within walking distance of a park. Many more lack access to a quality early childhood…

— Darell Hammond

Making smart investments in early childhood education could not only generate more than $7 of economic benefits over a child's lifetime for every dollar…

— Neera Tanden