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Quotes by Phillip Jackson

“Schools didnt produce the problem, and schools cant control it.”

“Theres not one answer today, no magic bullet. Its a long process and weve only been at it a year.”

“Thats the one thing from Dr. Kings speech that we have not done. We have not moved out of the dreaming part to the planning part.”

“When they killed the dreamer, they killed the dream. We depended too much on one man, one personality. I believe Dr. King would say, we dont need a man, we need a plan.”

“We need to teach our children to respect money and not worship it. We need to leave a financial legacy to the help the next generation.”

“My hope is that Quincy is going to become a model that is replicable throughout the country in terms of bringing together the different partners to ensure that all children are properly educated.”

“These young men see they are being shut out, locked out ? that their destinies are headed to disaster. They want help. Theyre asking for help. The community needs a comprehensive strategy to ensure those students who are not being educated can become educated.”