Bob Casey Jr. Quotes

Governor Romney has said nothing about preschool. I think that giving the poorest kids in America wonderful preschool, and three years of it, starting when they are two-and-a-half, is absolutely crucial.

Elimination of child labour and access to education are like two sides of one coin. One cannot be achieved without the other.

Access to quality early care and education is an important part of our efforts to make San Francisco more equitable, and ensure that every child who grows up here can thrive.

I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.

No child's dream should be limited by the quality, or lack thereof, of the education they receive.

How great it would be for us all to have the pride of knowing that we, as a country, are one of the best countries to be a child.

The goal of the Head Start program is to give at-risk children all across our Nation a fair chance at succeeding in the educational system.

For example, UNICEF works with governments to change legislation such as in India where a law was passed raising the age of compulsory school completion to keep children in school and away from the workplace for longer.

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.

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded.

Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?

I'm sure I am impatient sometimes. I sure do get angry sometimes. I think it's outrageous how hard it is to get this country to feed its children and to take care of its children, to give them a decent education.

I believe the government should ensure all children are provided with a good education.

Head Start is especially important to Latino children. Latino children make up more than one-third, 34 percent, of all those eligible for the program.

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

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.

The government gets it right on Head Start. We are providing opportunities for children in underserved areas where parents may not be able to afford preschool so they can begin their schooling with a running or Head Start.

Elites don't care not one whit about school children. If they truly cared, what they would do is protect them.

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.

I've been building classrooms for children. Computer labs for kids. It's such a huge problem and so many children just aren't given a chance in life.

In this great country of ours, it is inexcusable that so many children grow up in poverty and despair. The well-being of our children must be the national priority and the responsibility of every individual.

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.