There were only two other Chinese families in this town of 25,000, but to our parents, the determining factor was the quality of the public school system.

All four of my grandparents were educators, my mom was a school nurse, and I went through the public school system.

We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great public school system for our city.

The public school system doesn't get everybody. Every generation has its rebels.

The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other.

I was one of two Jewish kids in my school. We were probably one of two Jewish families in our town.