The Voices

Real People, Real Stories

Texas Public Education is a Joke!

July 30th, 2005

In 1999, when my youngest child was in the 7th grade here in our small rural township school, I was mortified to discover he had no idea how to multiply or any form of higher math. more »

Our children deserve more...

By Margaret Deavers-Dupree

March 22nd, 2005

Our children in Florida deserve a better and more individualized education than what they are getting because each child is different. more »

I am the first student on both sides of my parents family to attend a four year university. The fact that financial aid might be getting cut even more means this accomplishment I have worked so hard for may not be there for me to finish. more »

A College Education Should Be Available to Everyone

By C.J. Meakes

February 17th, 2005

When tuition is a quarter to a half of what your family lives off of, and the financial aid offices unhelpful, and all the news is that tuition is raising, grants are being cut, and rent is $1000 near the college, then going to college seems, and for many IS, impossible. more »

Quotable Quotes

Excellence in Education Requires Public Responsibility

- President Wendy Puriefoy, Public Education Network

Submitted by Robert Dorst2 (not verified)

January 14th, 2008

"Public education is the single most important public institution in a democratic society. It is our ultimate department of "

6 November 2005 Source

Robert L. Borosage, Robert Loper et al. Straight Talk: Common Sense for the Common Good. http://ourfuture.org/straighttalk.

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The Ideal of Public Education

- Senator Barack Obama

Submitted by Robert Dorst2 (not verified)

January 14th, 2008

"The ideal of public education has always been at the heart of [the American dream]."

25 October 2005 Source

Robert L. Borosage, Robert Loper et al. Straight Talk: Common Sense for the Common Good. http://ourfuture.org/straighttalk.

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Funding High Standards, 2006

- Goodwin Liu, Assistant Professor of Law at Boalt Hall School of Law and co-director of the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity and Diversity at the University of California at Berkeley

Submitted by Terrance Heath

December 19th, 2007

""If we are serious about ensuring that every child in America meets high standards, then we must develop a federal school finance policy equal to the task.""

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Cutting Interest Rates on Student Loans, 2007

- Rep. George Miller (D-CA); Chairman of the Education and Labor Committee

Submitted by Scott Laczay

November 8th, 2007

"“Today, far too many Americans are holding off on college – or skipping it altogether – because they can’t afford it. As a nation, we simply cannot allow the cost of college to prevent qualified students from going to college.” "