Marian Wright Edelman

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

I’m sure I am impatient sometimes. I sure do get angry sometimes. I think it’s outrageous how hard it is to get this country to feed its children and to take care of its children, to give them a decent education.

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it’s not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.

Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America.