Ann Cotton Quotes

Having got the best of education myself, I firmly believe it is my personal obligation to give back to the community.

My father wanted me to have all the educational opportunities he never had... so he sent me to a girls school.

Wisconsin's kids shouldn't be allowed to fail just because Washington is failing them.

It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education.

Britain, today, educates 4.8 million primary school children in Britain. And we educate five million primary school children around the developing world, at a cost of 2.5 per cent of what we spend on British children.

Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.

If we don't empower families to be able to have a quality education, then their children - for the first time in American history, truly the first time - will not have the same economic opportunities.

One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.

If you stop and think about our history, one of the reasons we had an American century and there is an American dream was because at key points in our history we made very bold decisions about making sure that there was very broad, universal access to quality education.

It just felt like the right thing to do to give back to a state school and public school. I'm a really big fan of public education.

I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in America to make sure that every child in America that wants to continue their education, they should be able to do that.

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are so extremely wise and useful that to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant.

It will not do to say we are too poor to educate the people--we are too poor not to educate them

One way in which Americans have always been exceptional has been in our support for education. First we took the lead in universal primary education; then the ‘high school movement’ made us the first nation to embrace widespread secondary education

The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos. I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.

There is nothing wrong with students demanding free education, and, in fact, it is something that our children deserve.

Regardless of their parent's income or zip code, every child in Georgia deserves access to a high-quality, affordable education.

I founded DonorsChoose.org because I care about learning, and I believe every student in our country deserves a great education.

My wife and I have been passionate about education being a gateway for upward mobility and equality.

If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country.

Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in. That every man may receive at least a moderate education...appears to be an object of vital importance...

I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries. I am an avid believer that education - and especially early childhood development - is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.

Our family was poor, but my parents gave us money for education.

My People First Education plan includes universal pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds, because the research is very clear that if you have a dollar to spend in education, it's best spent early on with high-quality pre-K so that kids can get off to a strong start.

Every schoolteacher will tell you that there is no substitute for engaged parents in the education of a child.