In Philadelphia, our public safety, poverty reduction, health and economic development all start with education. We cant grow the middle class if we dont give our kids the tools they need to innovate and invent. – Michael Nutter
I think there is a big difference between expressing the pain and anger that many African Americans and other people of color may feel versus language that I think now crosses the line and goes into hate. – Michael Nutter
What the mayors care about is, How can I get money to invest in the infrastructure in my city? How do we put people back to work, lower the unemployment rate, provide for job training programs? How do we make class sizes smaller and make investments in our children from an education standpoint? – Michael Nutter
A father is a person whos around, participating in a childs life. Hes a teacher who helps to guide and shape and mold that young person, someone for that young person to talk to, to share with, their ups and their downs, their fears and their concerns. – Michael Nutter