We all have a responsibility to volunteer somewhere and I'm lucky that I get the education and get taken to places to see what's out there... →
Jennifer Garner
My parents started with very little and were the only ones in their families to graduate from college. As parents, they focused on education, but did... →
My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to both of my parents.
My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and the way she got out of poverty was through... →
My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to succeed. So they cared about me getting... →
Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the same school. If... →
Bill Gates
Unemployment rates among Americans who never went to college are about double that of those who have a postsecondary education.
By 2018, an estimated 63 percent of all new U.S. jobs will require workers with an education beyond high school. For our young people to get those... →
Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous... →
In the long run, your human capital is your main base of competition. Your leading indicator of where you're going to be 20 years from now is how... →