Julian Castro Quotes

What we need is an education system that works for every child, not a select few. This starts with providing a quality education for our youngest Americans so they can learn, grow, and become prosperous citizens.

What we want to do is guarantee all 4-year-old children in the City of Stamford a prekindergarten experience regardless of their financial circumstances.

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.

President-elect Bush spoke in a forceful and candid manner that it is his passion that all children should have access to a first class education.

Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.

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

During consideration in the Education and the Workforce Committee this year, Democrats and Republicans worked constructively together to improve the delivery of Head Start services to the target populations.

Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

If we expect our children to thrive at our colleges and universities, and succeed in our economy once they graduate - first we must make quality, affordable early childhood education accessible to all.

If you're around the system any length of time, it becomes obvious you have to attack the problem at its root and get to 7- and 8-year old kids.

I want to make sure every child has the opportunity for quality education.

To achieve our goals of educating bold and ambitious children, we must invest in enriching, quality early child care and learning.

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.

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

One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.

Head Start is designed to ensure that all children - regardless of their family's income, race, or ethnic background - are able to enter kindergarten ready to learn.

Every child should be given a strong start to their education.

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.

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.

This is not a skill problem, this is a will problem. Does America have the will to make education a priority? We know the things that work. Why don't we scale up those things that do work.

It is imperative to change the way we look at education. We should invest in the foundation of school readiness from birth to age 5.

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.

Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.

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.