Class Quote by Milton Friedman

“The story of declining school quality across the twentieth century is, for the most part, a fable,” says social scientist Richard Rothstein, whose book…

— Alfie Kohn

The state of our educational system is a disgrace to our country. We have an elementary and secondary school system in which close to…

— Milton Friedman

Until the Left took over American public education in the second half of the 20th century, it was generally excellent - look at the…

— Dennis Prager

“The country was becoming increasingly disgusted by Prince Edward, which was making national headlines for its still-closed schools. Dr. Robert L. Green and a…

— Kristen Green

It's a class war, and a war on young people too... that's why tuition is rising so rapidly. There's no real economic reason for…

— Noam Chomsky

I was aware that a quarter of the children in the country are born in poverty, and that the condition of public schools in…

— Robert Hass

If American schooling is inadequate now, just imagine how much more obsolete it will be when today's kindergarten students graduate from high school in…

— Janet Napolitano

In the US, the problem is primary and secondary education. We've had such an increase in inequality because a quarter of American kids don't…

— Milton Friedman

Right now, we happen to be in a general period of regression, not just in education. A lot of what's happening is sort of…

— Noam Chomsky

I think it goes back to whether or not race and class - that is, race and poverty - is not becoming even more…

— Condoleezza Rice

Schools alone are not to blame for underachievement. The breakdown of the family, poverty, and decaying cities with eroding tax bases have made a…

— Bob Beckel

Most people believe that schools were good enough when they were children and that they are good enough now. But the dynamic growth of…

— Diane Ravitch