Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In...

The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will...

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities...

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities...

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much.

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

You really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give...

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you...

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you...