“Teachers make a difference in individual students' lives, yet they do ...” — Randi Weingarten Quote

Teachers make a difference in individual students' lives, yet they do not get the respect they deserve.

I can't imagine my life without books. My father was an electrical engineer, and my mother was a public school teacher. Books were an integral part of my childhood.

Kids need time for problem solving, critical thinking, applying knowledge through project-based instruction, working in teams, falling down and getting right back up to figure out what they didn't understand and why.

While books expand horizons by exposing us to worlds outside our own, children also need to see themselves, their experiences and their cultures reflected in books they read. Unfortunately, for too many children, this is not the norm.

There are so many good, young bands out there who aren't getting the attention they deserve.

America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it.

Sport and health are so important to our nation that they deserve to be right at the front of people's minds.

Artists have a responsibility to speak and to act when governments fail, and if we don't do that, we really deserve the world we get.

As a country, we must come together to provide the training, certifications, and jobs that our veterans have earned and deserve.