#public school

Public schools were designed as the great equalizers of our society - the place where all children could have access to educational opportunities to make something of themselves in adulthood. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

#adulthood #children #could #designed #educational

My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at some job or other after school, on weekends, and in the summer months. ↗

— Daniel Nathans

#after #age #also #began #during

Grammar schools are public schools without the sodomy. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#public #public schools #schools #sodomy #without

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it. ↗

— Colin Powell

#born #bronx #college #got #harlem

When I look back now I realize I was such an obnoxious kid but, you know, I went to schools like you, like a public school in New York so compared to the anarchy that was going on there, they really wouldn't - I wasn't like a bad kid. I saw people come in and punch the teachers. ↗

— Colin Quinn

#back #bad #bad kid #come #compared

Everything that we used to think got taught at home now seemingly has to be taught in the public school system, and something is going to get lost in the process. ↗

— Ann Richards

#get #going #got #home #lost

I went to a catholic public school St Helens and learned English by watching bugs bunny cartoons. ↗

— Nick Mancuso

#bunny #cartoons #catholic #english #i

Well, my mom taught public school music for almost 40 years. And she's about 5 feet - and very mighty. And she would control her kids a lot by giving them the eye, or the stare. ↗

— Vanessa Williams

#almost #control #eye #feet #giving

You are undoubtedly acquainted with my Reputation, and as for my Penmanship it must speak for itself; this is to desire your Approbation to keep a public school. ↗

— Eli Whitney

#approbation #desire #itself #keep #must

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me. ↗

— Charles Schumer

#i #me #myself #public #public schools