“Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one ...” — Wendy Kopp Quote

Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens, and earn tens of thousands more over their lifetimes.

The U.S. has a long history of walking up to the precipice of rigor and then walking away. As voters, let's support leaders who were courageous enough to make the hard decisions necessary to move our system forward. And as parents, let's put our faith in our educators, our children and tests that hold them to their highest potential.

I think the way to understand Teach for America is as a leadership development program.

We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.

I think about trust and confidence as something that you earn every day, and we will keep at it, earning it every day.

Everyone has to earn their money one way or the other.

If we wanted something, we had to earn it.

You've got to earn a living as an actor and I'm not one of those people who just does lots of theatre.

The trophy wife must be in her 20s to earn the title 'trophy wife.'