Convincing Quote by Jack Valenti

I live in southern Appalachia, so I'm surrounded by people who work very hard for barely a living wage. It's particularly painful that people…

— Barbara Kingsolver

One of the things that even wealthy children need is an education, and I think the problems I saw really have nothing to do…

— Marva Collins

It's really hard for kids nowadays: you can get a decent education, but there are no jobs out there. You worry about how they…

— Gary Lineker

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to prove that cutting incomes to the poorest families will have a negative impact on kids.…

— Metiria Turei

I'd like the people teaching my kids to be good enough that they could get a job at the company I work for, making…

— Steve Jobs

I've met many rich kids over the years. Many are very down to earth and work hard; they come from decent parenting. Others, however,…

— Jesse Spencer

Despite (or because of) a free public school system, millions of teenagers enter the work force without marketable skills. So why would anyone expect…

— Charles Platt

You've got to support working families. We should be looking to support those who strive the hardest, and increase the national living wage, to…

— Matt Hancock

I'm a product of public schools. They are resource-challenged, and when you take those dollars away from public schools and send them to private…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

“According to a recent poll [...] 94% of Americans agree that "people who work fulltime should be able to earn enough to keep their…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Eighty-three percent of our students are Pell Grant-eligible, which means, by and large, that their families have a dysfunctional relationship with wealth and with…

— Michael Sorrell

I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps. My mom then got Pell Grants, put herself…

— Adam McKay