Education didn’t get into this shape in one year and it’s not going to get out of it one year. - Dede Alpert

I got the best of it I got to be there and learn from experienced people.

I know a little about health care policy but it’s really interesting to see how you deal with it at the hospital level, these policies you think of in the abstract and now see the reality.

Education in its broadest sense—to learn to be a good worker who can move on in life and be a good citizen – that’s the best hope for democracy. The American Dream is open to everybody if you take advantage of education.