"Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense." ― Arne Duncan Topic(s): Education More From Arne Duncan "Young people know how important it is for dads to be involved in their lives. As I travel the country and talk with students, some of them tell me that their lives would be totally different if their father was around." "There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad." "Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn’t mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for America’s educational shortcomings." More In Education "I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves – you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I’d written a thousand stories."― Ray Bradbury "A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America."― Arne Duncan "To know one’s self is wisdom, but not to know one’s neighbors is genius."― Minna Antrim