It's Our Responsibility To Pass On What

It's Our Responsibility To Pass On What We Inherited, Not To Squander It, But To Build On It.

Vernon Reis Opened The World To Me Through Books. He Taught Me That While I Was Physically Firmly Planted In Blue-collar Auburn, Washington In The 50s And Early 60s, Intellectually I Could Go Anywhere, Explore Anything, And Sample Exciting New Ideas Simply By Opening A Book.

When Nearly A Third Of Our High School Students Do Not Graduate On Time With Their Peers, We Have Work To Do. We Must Design Our Middle And High Schools So That No Student Gets Lost In The Crowd And Disconnected From His Or Her Own Potential.

All Of Us Basically Want The Same Things: Opportunity For Our Children, And Prosperity For Our Families And Communities.

Parents Who Have Fought Fiercely For The Rights Of Their Much-loved Gay And Lesbian Children Should Not Have To Worry That Their Children Will Be Treated Differently. As A Mother, I Can Tell You That There Is No Prouder Moment Than Watching Your Children Grow Up, Fall In Love, And Commit To That Love In Front Of Their Families And Friends. I Want That Same Joy For Every Parent And Every Child.