No Child Left Behind requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms. – Dianne Feinstein
For every fresh stage in our lives we need a fresh education, and there is no stage for which so little educational preparation is made as that which follows the reproductive period. – Havelock Ellis
Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America. – Marian Wright Edelman
I put the copy of A Christmas Carol that my grandfather had first read to me 60 years ago on my desk, and I began to write. The result, for better or for worse, is the Christmas Spirits. I plan to read it to my grandson. – Whitley Strieber
Back then, a half-a-century ago, the situation was totally different. Economically, we were practically on our knees, and politically, we were still excluded from the community of nations. Today, in this respect, we have a totally different and much more stable basis. – Franz Beckenbauer
