And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children.
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I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.
More than anything, we must do better for our children's education.
Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education.
There has been a growing consensus across the country - from statehouses to the White House and the halls of Congress - that we need to take dramatic steps to improve our secondary schools.
School reform is not enough. The notion of schooling itself must be challenged.
Desegregation of schools does not automatically transform them into better schools. It is only a step. The larger goal is to see that the education of our youth is not merely desegregated, but that it is excellent.
We are now operating a school system in America that's more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther King.
When you think about the children, one of the things that I'm quite concerned about - and I've heard it expressed by others - is trying to find how we can build better accountability, work to provide a level of education that prepares our children for the future.
Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous American economy.
Well, we have to provide the world's best schools. We certainly don't have them, but that's our objective.