There is a concern that the U.S. is not producing enough engineers to be competitive with developing nations.

It's exciting to see that educators are actually helping a bigger segment of a bigger population learn at the college level, We cannot rest in our quest to expand these opportunities until students ... are equitably represented.

One reason New York leads the nation is due to the tremendously strong programs in place on Long Island - it's really impressive.

We cannot rest until all demographics are equitably represented in AP. It's clear that many minority students aren't receiving the high school education that's going to fortify them for a successful transition into college.

If you look at it, the history of comedy has always been strongest among the nations who have been persecuted the most.

The idea of solving as huge and long-term a problem as inequality - which, for my money, is the biggest single problem we have here at home - just never gets serious concern from both sides.