I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.

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There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that...

There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that...

The kind of society which we still have is maybe, in some cases, getting worse....

The kind of society which we still have is maybe, in some cases, getting worse....

We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us...

We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us...

We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational...

We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational...

I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making...

I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making...

Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital...

Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital...

The whole community of people with disabilities was alive, politically alive. I give Justin Dart...

The whole community of people with disabilities was alive, politically alive. I give Justin Dart...

Therefore, you are not training young people for the world of today and the world...

Therefore, you are not training young people for the world of today and the world...

Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.

Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that...

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that...

I think some combined pressure could go a long way, could establish the fact that...

I think some combined pressure could go a long way, could establish the fact that...

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp...

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

In preparation for it, we need to have folks who are trained, we need facilities,...

In preparation for it, we need to have folks who are trained, we need facilities,...

There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people...

There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people...

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want...

Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want...

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go...

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go...

The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did...

The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did...