“Education enables people and societies to be what they can be.”

“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.”

“The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education.”

“Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.”

“The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences.”

“Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.”

“No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process.”

“I'm not only a lawyer, I have a post doctorate degree in federal tax law from William and Mary. I work in serious scholarship and work in the United States federal tax court. My husband and I raised five kids. We've raised 23 foster children. We've applied ourselves to education reform. We started a charter school for at-risk kids.”

“There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we don't.”