I'd Rather Be Respected Than Loved.

School Boards Are, For The Most Part ,made Up Of Political Wannabes Who See A Board Seat As A Stepping Stone For Political Office, Or Well-meaning Parents Who Represent An Ethnic Group Or Geography, Or Have Some Other Narrow Interests. Few People On Them Understand What Governance Is About.

I Am Old Enough To Remember When America's K-12 Public Schools Were The Best In The World. I Am A Proud Graduate Of Them, And I Credit Much Of My Success To What I Learned In Detroit Public Schools And At Michigan State University.

I Don't Think It Makes Any Sense For An Individual To Invest In Common Stocks Unless They Know The Company, Work At The Company, And So On.

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.

For Businesses To Be Successful, They Need To Constantly Ask The Question: How Can We Provide Value To Our Customers? At The End Of The Day, That Is What Matters.