“Imagine filling a college with the first 1,000 students to get perfect SATs. Whatever the racial composition of that class would be, the notion seems absurd because we know that college in America is supposed to be about creating citizens and leaders in a diverse nation.” KnowsFirstsSeemsWould BeAmericaNationsPerfectLeaderClassImagineStudentsCollegeCitizensCreatingNotionAbsurdSupposed To BeSatDiverseCompositionFilling Author:Eric Liu
“A lot of the turning points happen in high school and in college, and it defines a lot of how you see the world and how you decide to defend yourself from the world. Some people - their defense mechanism is, I'm really smart or I'm sexy or I'm the leader. And other people - they hide or they make jokes.” PeopleWorldHappensSchoolLeaderCollegeSmartJokesHigh SchoolSexyDefenseMechanismTurning PointsReally SmartDefense Mechanisms Author:Judd Apatow
“Texas is a national leader in education reform and student achievement. Through our college- and career-ready standards and assessments, strong school accountability, and a focus on educator development, we have created an education system that prepares our students for success after graduation.” SchoolStrongEducationLeaderCareersFocusStudentsCollegeReadyDevelopmentAchievementStandardsReformAccountabilityTexasEducatorEducation SystemAssessmentEducation ReformStudent Achievement Author:Rick Perry
“No institutions in modern society are better equipped to catalyze the necessary transition to a sustainable world than colleges and universities. They have access to the leaders of tomorrow and the leaders of today. What they do matters to the wider public.” WorldMatterTodayLeaderModernCollegeTomorrowInstitutionsEnvironmentalUniversityAccessTransitionSustainabilityModern SocietyColleges And UniversitiesLeaders Of Tomorrow Author:David W. Orr
“A year after I'd graduated college, I went to a weeklong conference intensive in Boston, and that's when things kicked into high gear. My workshop leader was a Harvard professor and editor. At the end of the week we met one-on-one over breakfast, and she said, in essence, "Look, you're ready to turn pro." She gave me a list of literary agents to query once I had something to show them. I came home and wrote my first real novel, and the agent that sold it to Tor Books was on that list.” YearsFirstsLooksSaidBookRealEndsShowsHomeTurnsLeaderNovelWeekCollegeReadyMetsEssenceListsAgentsBreakfastEditorsProfessorsConferencesBostonHarvardGearsWorkshopsOne On OneQueriesLiterary Agents Author:Brian Hodge
“We're not going to give tax breaks to billionaires and then cut back on the needs of our elderly or poor or kids or education. We're not going to privatize Social Security - in fact, we're going to strengthen it. We're going to provide quality education for every kid in America, from preschool through college. We have to take on these corporate leaders who are selling out the American people, whose allegiance is now much more to China than it is to the United States. If we have the courage to take these people on, I think we can overwhelm George W. Bush and his friends.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsGivingStatesFactsKidsAmericaSocialPoorUnitedQualityLeaderBreakUnited StatesCuttingSecurityCollegeTaxesChinaSellingCorporateSocial SecurityElderlyAllegianceBillionaireQuality EducationSelling OutTax BreaksPreschool Author:Bernie Sanders
“Investing in women, helping women to achieve their dreams, sending young girls to college. Trying to train young girls to be leaders. Sponsoring the Minerva Awards. All of these programs didn't exist before that help women day in and day out.” TryingHelpingDreamYoungGirlLeaderAchieveCollegeProgramTrainInvestingAwardsWomens DayMinerva Author:Maria Shriver