An advocacy to enact a
A F E D E R A L
R I G H T T O
E D U C A T I O N
The
Enlightenment
Amendment
a rising sun for America
to the United States Constitution
O V E R 1 7 0 N A T I O N S
recognize education as a fundamental human right. Along with Saudi Arabia—
the United States does not.
A Revolution
American public education has not been revolutionized since 1892.
Our Common
Purpose
A revolution will act as America's much needed common purpose.
Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the
G R E A T E Q U A L I Z E R
of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.
HORACE MANN
E D U C A T I O N I S T H E S I L V E R B U L L E T.
E D U C A T I O N I S E V E R Y T H I N G.
We don’t need little changes, we need gigantic, monumental changes. Schools should be palaces. Competition for the best teachers should be fierce; they should be making six figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge to it citizens, just like national defense.
SAM SEABORN
The West Wing, "Six Meetings Before Lunch"
Season 1, episode 18