Denise Juneau quotes
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“Children are coming to school with trauma, everyday trauma, that they live under: violence in the homes, alcoholism in the community, unemployment thats 80 percent, not just during the recession. We need to help treat that before they can even go sit in a class and learn about math.”
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“When you're educated, you must offer others a road to success.”
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“For some students, school is the only place where they get a hot meal and a warm hug. Teachers are sometimes the only ones who tell our children they can go from an Indian reservation to the Ivy League, from the home of a struggling single mom to the White House.”
-- Denise JuneauSource : "2012 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by The Honorable Denise Juneau". Reuters, September 05, 2012.
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“I look back and see the kids who made it through school - it made a huge difference in their lives, which made me believe in the power of public education and what it can do for individuals and communities and the state.”
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“In any community there's a strong pull home. People want to return, see their community get better economically and socially. You can build those community-grown opportunities for the kids who've graduated from college to return home, to provide businesses and support things going on. It'll only happen through education.”
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“My parents told me that education was the path to success - and they showed me, taking me to Head Start while they were pursuing their own college degrees.”
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“Our public education system does a great job. I don't think it's broken. We aren't interested in doing reform for reform's sake. I believe in public education; it did a great job for me. It deserves our support and encouragement.”
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“Teachers do the noble work of educating our children. And we can't thank them enough for the hard work they put in every day to ensure a bright future for all of us.”
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“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.”
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“I was very unsure about what I wanted to do in high school.”
Source : "PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Aaron Tveit". Interview with Kenneth Jones, www.playbill.com. July 24, 2010.
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