Best things Quote by Arne Duncan

You look at public education system, charter schools, infrastructure, in so many ways New Orleans has come back stronger.

— Drew Brees

I was on the board of Teach for America. And we transformed a failed public school system in the City of New Orleans, probably…

— Steve Scalise

In my home State of Louisiana, several institutions of higher education have been impacted by both Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, literally dozens across the…

— Bobby Jindal

I believe that a strong public education system is essential to the well-being of Louisiana children and communities.

— John Bel Edwards

As somebody who visits countless schools, I see firsthand the dire situation our educational system faces.

— Jarrett J. Krosoczka

I think that when the education system started to be dismantled during the first Great Depression in the 1930s, we didn't recover from that.

— Wynton Marsalis

I look back and see the kids who made it through school - it made a huge difference in their lives, which made me…

— Denise Juneau

I think that education is a pathway out of poverty for many people. It was for our family.

— Blase J. Cupich

Education has in America's whole history been the major hope for improving the individual and society.

— Gunnar Myrdal

What happened after Katrina is that people were stirred to action; there were an enormous number of contributions by people trying to make a…

— Elizabeth Edwards

I really do believe that education, despite this massive potential in transforming human lives, has not received the kind of attention that people should…

— Amartya Sen

The impact of poverty on our kids and their learning. That's something I've understood pretty intimately throughout my career as an educator.

— Jamaal Bowman