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A surprising number of teens I meet in rougher schools around the country find refuge in novels and creative writing. It's not always the usual suspects either, the high achievers. Matt de la Pena

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The Department of Education should be disbanded and the resources either returned to the taxpayers or put into the schools. Matthew Whitaker

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I went to a number of schools when I was a kid on the south side of Chicago. Melvin Van Peebles

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More and more job fields require some form of higher education, and the pressure is on for schools to adequately prepare our students to compete both nationally and globally and help drive economic growth. Mercedes Schlapp

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I went to really good New York City public schools that had arts programs. So in junior high, I got into the drama department. From there, I went to a performing arts high school in New York City called Laguardia and I just kind of fell into the professional side by happenstance. Merritt Wever

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When I was ten, I went to seven schools in one year in Nova Scotia. Me and my mum moved there so that I could be closer to my dad, who is an ice-truck driver, but it didn't work out. Mia Goth

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I've focused on making sure we have talented teachers and principals in our schools through proposals like the GREAT Teachers and Principals Act and the Presidential Teachers Corps. Michael Bennet

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Fixing our schools must begin with reforming the way we attract talent to teaching. Michael Bennet

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Study after study affirms what I saw in the classroom every day as superintendent of Denver Public Schools: Nothing makes a bigger difference for student learning than great teaching. Michael Bennet

To me, the burden of proof isn't on people looking for ways to improve our schools; it's on people who want to keep things the same. Our current system isn't working, and too many kids are being left behind. Michael Bennet

Competitive programs such as Race to the Top provide incentives for communities to develop new solutions for old problems. Because of Race to the Top, states have raised their standards and committed to fixing schools that have persistently failed students. Michael Bennet

Before I was in the Senate, I was a superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, and before that, I was in business. Michael Bennet

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If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets, why would you not spend the money? The objective is to improve the schools, bring down crime, build affordable housing, clean the streets - not to have a fair fight. Michael Bloomberg

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My father is a university professor so when the schools needed a little kid for their productions I was often the kid they used. The first time I was ever on stage was about 2nd grade. Michael Cerveris

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Early college high schools in North Carolina and across the country show us that challenge - not remediation - is an approach to education that works. Michael F. Easley

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A coalition with Tories and Liberal Democrats together is a golden opportunity to create the sort of planning reform that means not only can we have more environmentally sensitive planning, but we can have more homes and more schools. Michael Gove

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I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools. Michael Gove

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Many more schools can be outstanding. Michael Gove

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A lot of schools benefit from parents who are first- or second-generation immigrants, who expect the best for their children. Michael Gove

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Good schools should be left alone. Michael Gove

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In contemporary art culture, where good looks and clever strategic planning of art careers have become a feature, professional practice may be taught in art schools like a branch of public relations or political science. Michael Leunig

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By climbing a steeper road, the value and appreciation Delaware State students took and continue to take from their education and their experiences is just as great, if not greater, than students attending ivy league schools. Michael N. Castle

During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities. Michael N. Castle

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I was a quiet kid - I didn't think I needed to be the funniest guy. I was always more of a listener. I went to 12 different schools, and I wasn't the charismatic dude, but I was captain of the track team and wrestling team. Michael Pena

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Like so many other grammar schools that flourished in Britain before they were abolished through a mix of ideology and political folly, Harrow County was a fiercely competitive institution, where all boys were taught to strive for excellence. It was precisely because of this demanding regime that results were so good. Michael Portillo

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