A Quote by Kay Ivey

I am focused on ensuring all Alabama children get a good start and have the resources they need to complete school, be prepared for the workplace and ultimately succeed.

Kay Ivey

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Kay Ivey
American - Politician
Born: October 15, 1944

Both the quantity and quality of the words children hear during their first three years of life make an enormous difference in how prepared they are to start school, and ultimately, their long-term achievement.

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Steve Bullock

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Jesse White

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Tom Thibodeau

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Michael Bennet

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David Gauke

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Barack Obama

At each stage of development the child needs different resources from the family. During the first year, a variety of experience and the availability of the parents for attachment are primary. During the second and third years, stimulation of language development is critical. During the years prior to school entrance, information that persuades children they are loved becomes critical, and during the school years it is important for children to believe that they can succeed at the tasks they want to master.

Jerome Kagan

All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.

Magic Johnson

The children of Birmingham did not really die in the State of Alabama, however, because Alabama is a state of mind, and in the minds of the [white] men who rule Alabama, those children had never lived [...] their blood is on so many hands, that history will weep in the telling...and it is not new blood. It is old, so very old.

Roger Ebert

I'm a strong person, and when I am not in the team, I can motivate myself to keep focused and be prepared for when I get called on.

Jack Rodwell

I think being optimistic is ensuring your success. If you start out saying 'I've got this problem,' or 'I'm angry at that,' you will not succeed.

George Takei

We're thrilled to be a part of PNC's longstanding commitment to early childhood learning. Their generosity will help us expand the DonorsChoose.org platform to serve Head Start classrooms nationwide, ensuring that many more pre-K teachers have resources they need to give their students a solid educational foundation.