Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.
Marian Wright Edelman
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- Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts.
- If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.
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- Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America.