I have a serious concern about middle-class families being…

I think my mom and dad both wanted to get across to me that... I obviously grew up with great privilege and was very…

— Anderson Cooper

What I want to do is make sure middle class kids, not Donald Trump's kids, get to be able to afford college.

— Hillary Clinton

Middle class families are struggling to send their sons and daughters to school. For many Americans, a college education is essential to future success.

— Albio Sires

When I - when I was going to school, I knew how to read, write, add and subtract and I - I basically said,…

— Mark Wahlberg

Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became…

— Julia Stiles

I think the most important issue for all of us is our economy and jobs and creating opportunities for young people to be able…

— Debbie Stabenow

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.

— Arthur Ashe

That's another question I get all the time: 'Hey, Rudy, how the hell could you even afford to go to college?' The G.I. Bill.

— Rudy Ruettiger

“if you can afford college, there's no need to go.”

— warren miller

I've always believed that the things middle class families struggle with around their kitchen tables should define my work in Washington.

— Gary Peters

Middle class families should not be forced to scrape by with less while oil companies get away with more.

— Keith Ellison

Middle-class families know education begins at birth.

— Geoffrey Canada

I spent nearly two decades as a social worker and an educator with kids. So, my whole life has been about helping middle-class families.…

— Kyrsten Sinema

Barack Obama and Joe Biden have been working hard to help middle-class families make it in America.

— Steny Hoyer

For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent…

— Patrick J. Kennedy