"Education didn’t get into this shape in one year and it’s not going to get out of it one year."
Deirdre "Dede" W. Alpert is an American former state senator, assembly person and school board member in San Diego, California. A Democrat, she served in the California State Assembly as a member for the 75th district from 1990 to 1992 and from the 78th district from 1992 to 1996. She was a member of the California State Senate for the 39th district from 1996 to 2004.
"Rather than bemoan your fate that you don’t have any additional resources this year, eventually you will, so why don’t you begin with some of the smaller steps and begin to get some buy-in on the ideas so when you have money, instead of spending it stupidly, you have actually thought of a comprehensive plan."
"I got the best of it I got to be there and learn from experienced people."
"Education in its broadest sense—to learn to be a good worker who can move on in life and be a good citizen – that’s the best hope for democracy. The American Dream is open to everybody if you take advantage of education."
"I know a little about health care policy but it’s really interesting to see how you deal with it at the hospital level, these policies you think of in the abstract and now see the reality."