The First Dream I Had

While I Am Proud Of A Number Of Accomplishments, There Are Real Costs To Being Unreasonable. Long Hours. Too Little Time With Family. A Near Incapacity For, As They Say, Stopping And Smelling The Roses.

The Biggest Barrier We've Seen To Student Progress Is This: School Policies And Practices Often Prevent Good Teachers From Doing Great Work And Even Dissuade Some Talented Americans From Entering The Profession. This Needs To Change.

I Can Imagine No More Important Contribution To Our Country's Future Than A Long-term Commitment To Improving Urban K-12 Public Schools.

Managers Are Responsible For Setting Workplace Policies Under Which Teachers Can Succeed. Managers Are Responsible For Negotiating Contracts That Create The Conditions Under Which Teachers Can Succeed.

Time Is The Most Valuable Thing You Have - And I'm Not Just Talking About The Minutes For Which You're Paid.