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In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.

~Donna Shalala

Topics: Adult Caring Children Fairy Fairy Tales Lives More Need Our Saved Tales

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We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.

~Donna Shalala

Topics: Century Come Courses Did Down Drive Education Helped Higher Higher Education Increased Need Quality Requirements Saying School School System Schools Secondary Skills System Taken Transform Unless Wisconsin You 19Th Century

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The economic dimension is very clear. I was at a dinner party, a mother got up, who's a very distinguished scientist, and said she had to get home and help her daughter with her homework. The two waiters, their faces changed. They were working their second jobs, they couldn't get home to help their kids with homework.

~Donna Shalala

Topics: Changed Clear Daughter Dimension Dinner Dinner Party Distinguished Economic Faces Get Got Had Help Her Home Homework Jobs Kids Mother Party Said Scientist Second She Two Up Very Were Working

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We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.

~Donna Shalala

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It's coaches. It's people that are involved in kids' lives at every level, and it's supporting their parents. Their parents need better jobs. So that they can help them with their homework and don't have to work two jobs.

~Donna Shalala

Topics: Better Coaches Every Help Homework Involved Jobs Kids Level Lives Need Parents People Supporting Them Two Work

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Our young people are out on the streets looking for parties, a place to dance, looking for a scene. No institutions are providing them with alternatives, fun things to do that don't necessarily have alcohol at the center.

~Donna Shalala

Topics: Alcohol Alternatives Center Dance Fun Fun Things Institutions Looking Necessarily Our Out Parties People Place Providing Scene Streets Them Things Young Young People

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You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite.

~Donna Shalala

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Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher education outstrips any in the world. Look where the rest of the world goes for higher education, for graduate degrees. They come here.

~Donna Shalala

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: February 14th, 1941

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