Kevin Frazier Quotes

Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.

How can you contribute towards building the Indian society and the Indian nation? No better way than to upgrade the quality of young people in school, particularly the schools which are run by the state government in the villages.

I went to big, broken, under-resourced public schools, but we had a real sense of community, because those were days in the '50s and the '60s when every child was under the jurisdiction of every single adult on the block.

We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.

At Walmart, we recognize the need to support the development of our nation's youth.

The only way communities will have great schools is if the people demand it.

Many black youths are defying stereotypes, achieving good academic results, finding employment and contributing to their communities. But helping those who fall behind is not an exercise in political correctness, it is a precisely what a compassionate - and sensible - state should concern itself with.

Since the LeBron James Family Foundation shifted its focus on education, it's been important to us to document the innovative work we're doing.

Getting in the community, working with the kids, was a way that I felt like I could get out and make a change.

Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous American economy.

There are essential elements for our public schools to fully develop the potential of both students and educators. They should be centers of community, where students, families and educators work together to support student success. They should foster collaboration.

Desegregation of schools does not automatically transform them into better schools. It is only a step. The larger goal is to see that the education of our youth is not merely desegregated, but that it is excellent.

Corporations in communities need to be better neighbors.

My wife and I believe that there's nothing we do together as a community that's more important than education.

I'm an advocate for if you take something, you have to give something back, and I think Raw Spirit shares that philosophy. I love that it gives back to the communities they partner with. It's just truly a pure of hearted company.

Engaging with your school as a unit of community is pretty powerful.

The people who care the most about the folks in your community are living in the community. They don't live in Washington, D.C.

I love putting in work for the city that raised me with my foundation SaveMoneySaveLife, and putting resources into the streets of Chicago.

The British community is very active and very generous in many different areas. I can only have high praise for them.

I have a great relationship with Special Olympics back in Baltimore and have had one for many years.

We aspire to be a top performer in every area of our business, and that includes leading in the communities where our employees and their families live and work.

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

I feel that it's my duty to persuade more people to take part in relevant causes.

The organization I founded in 1993, Camfed (the Campaign for Female Education), was in large part inspired by the generosity shown to me by a community in a village in Zimbabwe. During my visit to Mola to research girls' exclusion from education, the people of Mola fed me, shaded me, walked and talked with me for hours each day.

I have seen schools across the country working long and hard to embed a commitment to the unlimited development of every student into their cultures. The result, in terms of motivated learners and test scores, often is spectacular.