Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.

Sex education has to do with what's in people's head.

We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.

Higher education is one of few areas where this country competes with the rest of the world and wins. The best of American higher education outstrips any in the world. Look where the rest of the world goes for higher education, for graduate degrees. They come here.

Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society.