Young people know how important it is for dads to be involved in their lives. As I travel the country and talk with students, some of them tell me that their lives would be totally different if their father was around. – Arne Duncan
Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense. – Arne Duncan
I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field. – Arne Duncan
A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America. – Arne Duncan
Do not shun this maxim because it is common-place. On the contrary, take the closest heed of what observant men, who would probably like to show originality, are yet constrained to repeat. Therein lies the marrow of the wisdom of the world. – Arthur Helps, “Chapter IV,” Companions of My Solitude, 1851