We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. Its not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers. – Donna Shalala
You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. Thats the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans. We dont simply skim the elite. – Donna Shalala
Every year, I am reminded of the kids who arent in the freshman class and arent graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out. – Donna Shalala
Sex education has to do with whats in peoples head. – Donna Shalala
You cant have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, theyre not going to hear them in America. I believe its part of their education. – Donna Shalala
But I have a driver, so I can return calls while Im in the car. – Donna Shalala
I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious. – Donna Shalala
Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher education outstrips any in the world. Look where the rest of the world goes for higher education, for graduate degrees. They come here. – Donna Shalala
But for me, it is when a student has died. I find the death of a young person the most difficult and painful of times. To explain it to other young people, to see a bright future snuffed out, is just awful. I am haunted by those deaths. – Donna Shalala
