Back Quote by Darell Hammond

Supposedly, summer vacation happens because that's when the kids are home from school, although having the kids home from school is no vacation. And…

— P. J. O'Rourke

As you look around the country there are still a significant number of states where their whole school debate is over school funding and…

— John Engler

Play is under attack in our nation's schools - and shrinking recess periods are only part of the problem. Homework is increasing. Cities are…

— Darell Hammond

School's-out-for-summer!!

— Alice Cooper

Here in Los Angeles, school's out for summer. For thousands of school kids, this is the first week of summer vacation. And for thousands…

— Craig Ferguson

“The question then was not what other countries were doing, but why. Why did these countries have this consensus around rigor? In the education…

— Amanda Ripley

Keeping our kids engaged and in school must become a national priority.

— Cedric Richmond

The system decides you can't run schools in the summer.

— Geoffrey Canada

I think there should be a major cut in the power of government to interfere in the day-to-day running of our schools. I want…

— Damian Green

This summer, we need to let our kids go play and we need to stop worrying about whether or not it's going to ruin…

— Darell Hammond

As parents, we need to send our kids back to 'old-fashioned' outdoor summer camps, which have been on the decline as the demand for…

— Darell Hammond

We need to lengthen the school day. We need to lengthen the school year. Our calendar is based upon the agrarian economy. Children in…

— Arne Duncan