Laura Moser Quotes

Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society.

And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children.

I believe that education is the greatest equalizer; thus, I will continue to fight to equalize the playing field in an educational atmosphere that is not always level!

We can revolutionize the attitude of inner city brown and black kids to learning. We need a civil rights movement within the African-American community.

So, the struggle for equal educational opportunity continues.

I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.

I believe we need a national amendment which will guarantee every child in America the promise of not just an equal education but a high-quality equal education.

Ending educational inequality is going to require systemic change and a long-term, sustained effort. There are no shortcuts and no silver bullets.

The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.

There's no reason why children in inner cities or rural areas do not receive the same quality education or opportunities as those in suburbs or wealthy neighborhoods. If we truly believe in giving all citizens a chance to pursue happiness and pursue their goals, then we cannot continue to marginalize entire groups of people.

The Time to Succeed Coalition brings together an unprecedented group of leaders from education and business, communities and academia to say that it is time to strike the shackles of an outdated school calendar from our disadvantaged schools.

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.

We cannot allow our kids not to have an educational opportunity.

The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational resources of this country serve the true purpose of education, truth and justice.

A high-speed connection is no more an essential civil right than 3G cell phone service or a Netflix account. Increasing competition and restoring academic excellence in abysmal public schools is far more of an imperative to minority children than handing them iPads.

That's why I created the New America School - to fill the cracks in our public education system.

Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, it's time for us to take a hard look at the separate and unequal conditions that still exist in our schools and our communities and rededicate ourselves to fulfilling the promise of equal opportunity for all.

We need to focus on helping EVERY child to get a world-class education in EVERY school in this country.

Schools are the single largest lever of mobility in this country. When we commit to creating and enforcing laws that acknowledge the injustice of the past, we open up the possibility of using schools as a means of reducing inequality.

The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams.

Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.

The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.

Head Start's ability to improve the educational skills and opportunities of Latino children will be an important component of America's future success.

A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.