• All adults are teachers. — Melany Reeves Stowe
• All parents want the very best for their kids. — Cara Heitz
• Always express appreciation and gratitude towards those who made a difference in your life. — Lita Marie Timoteo
• Because not everyone is coming from the same starting point, public education is compromised in its ability to deliver on the American dream. — Dan Cardinali
• Children need positive adult role models, relationships, & guidance MORE than ever. — Rebecca Lynn Mieliwocki
• Collaboration ensures that our children will be well prepared to become tomorrow's leaders. — Karen Morman
• Educated parents mean educated children. — Liza McFadden
• Families still matter. — Michael Levine
• In great learning environments, young people with adult and peer support are capable of amazing things that schools say they are not capable of or old enough to do. — Elliot Washor
• Learning begins before a child enters the classroom. — Governor Jeb Bush
• My grandchildren are the best teachers I have ever had. — Sally Ann Zoll
• Neither parents nor teachers can do it alone; together we are a formidable force. — Perea Brown-Blackmon
• Never forget from whence you came. — Alvin Aureliano Davis
• Not everything that can be counted matters and not everything that matters can be counted. — Gay Barnes
• Our art is as complex as our nation. — Claudine K. Brown
• Parent education is the key to the academic success of America’s children. — Katy Smith
• Parents are a child’s first teacher. — Liza McFadden
• Parents can and must help teachers in our work. — Julie Lima Boyle
• Parents really really really really matter. So do grandparents... — Stephen Heppell
• People First; Things Second — Alana Margeson
• Perspective is an ultimate achievement. — Rick Melmer
• Poverty does make a difference. — Dan Domenech
• Prioritize what is important. — Brad Markhardt
• Public education is a fundamental component to having healthy and thriving communities. — Dan Cardinali
• Read to your children. — Kimberly Shearer
• Sharing a book between parent and child levels all things. — Sally Ann Zoll
• The most important variable in achieving and maintaining educational excellence is the way in which teachers, schools, and education are perceived. — David Bosso
• Though they may not always appreciate the pressure at the time, change-minded education leaders gain much-needed leverage when the surrounding community is demanding “More, Faster!” — Kati Haycock
• When you give the gift of education to a child, you are also giving the gift to the child’s family, community, state and our entire nation – as a child’s future success is our future success. — Kristie Martorelli
• With business and community support in our schools, children and their families can be most successful. — Luisa Palomo
• Within the community lies the wisdom to solve its own problems. — Dan Cardinali
• “A nation that expects to be ignorant and free, in the state of civilization, expects what never was and will never be.” — Rich Long