Class Quote by Patrick J. Kennedy

It's shortsighted not to view the education of a future generation of Americans as a priority for all Americans.

— Mel Martinez

Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate…

— Bill Gates

There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.

— Azim Premji

I also think that there is a huge failure in the American education system to educate Americans about where we, our system, our government,…

— Michael Scheuer

Other countries have outeducated us. They have made this a priority. And a big part of what I'm trying to do, frankly, is raise…

— Arne Duncan

Education is not a luxury in modern American society-it is essential for survival.

— John M. Perkins

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

Access to a quality education in our country is a civil right for all Americans young and old. But to ensure it for scores…

— Dorothy Bush Koch

Every one of us deserves the right to have a great education that's going to prepare us and give us the tools that we…

— Carmen Carrera

We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

— Dan Quayle

Education in the United States is a passion and a paradox. Millions want it, and commend it, and are busy about it. At the…

— Jacques Barzun

America is a melting pot, and education has been a mainspring for our democracy and freedom, a means of providing gifts of knowledge and…

— Ronald Reagan