“In DC, policymakers think that if we can only have high enough standards, tough enough tests, and hold people accountable, we can close the achievement gap. And it hasn't happened. Yet the new law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, is based on the same test-based and market-driven framework and ideology, except it lets the states do it.” PeopleIfsThinkingStatesEnoughLawHappenedStudentsSucceedAchievementStandardsToughTestsDrivenIdeologyGapsOld PeopleFrameworkAchievement Gap Author:Diane Ravitch
“You don't get to be the bad mom and still succeed at your job and be tough. It's such a good job because it's so rare. It's a really rare job.” StillsJobsMomSucceedToughGood JobBad Mom Author:Keri Russell
“Life is an obstacle course. You succeed at one thing and then you move on to the next. When an obstacle is tough, you try harder. When an obstacle is insurmountable, you change course. But you never sit down and refuse to finish.” TryingMovingLife IsCoursesNextOne ThingSucceedToughHarderDown AndRefuseObstaclesWorkplaceInsurmountable Book:A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life Source: A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life
“We have to stand up for these issues when it's tough, and that's what I've done. I did it when I was in the state legislature, sponsoring the Illinois version of the DREAM Act, so that children who were brought here through no fault of their own are able to go to college, because we actually want well-educated kids in our country who are able to succeed and become part of this economy and part of the American dream.” WantWellsChildrenCountryStatesDoneDreamKidsAbleEconomyIssuesCollegeSucceedToughFaultsImmigrationVersionsEducatedOur CountryAmerican DreamLegislatureImmigration ReformIllinoisWell EducatedState LegislaturesDream Act Author:Barack Obama