Country Quote by Clint Smith

Schools, the institutions traditionally called upon to correct social inequality, are unsuited to the task; without economic opportunity to follow educational opportunity, the myth…

— Kenneth Keniston

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

“Unless we have the wealth to pay for private education, we are compelled by law to go to public school—and to the public school…

— Jonathan Kozol

At the end of the day, we have an economy that works for the rich by cheating the poor, and unequal schools are the…

— Aaron Swartz

Our schools, like so many parts of our infrastructure, are crumbling across the country. Healing our schools can and should be central to our…

— Jamaal Bowman

Creating a more equal society means tackling the inequalities that emerge before children even start school.

— Liz Kendall

Education is not the only answer and it's certainly not the immediate solution. At best, it's a necessary, but not sufficient response to widening…

— Robert Reich

“If we wish for our country to have an exponentially brighter future, one of the things we need to change is the popular perception…

— Joshua Neik

It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is a truth…

— Daisaku Ikeda

We are now operating a school system in America that's more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther King.

— Jonathan Kozol

There are exceptional schools in many of our most disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout the Commonwealth. Proving they can get it done for kids, no matter…

— Charlie Baker