One of the great threats to our national security is social cohesion. If people no longer believe that you can start out anywhere and end up at the t…

- Joel Klein

Just putting a computer in front of a student doesn't make education better.

- Joel Klein

Most people get better when they face competition.

- Joel Klein

It's very early in the market. I don't want to pretend I know exactly how this rolls out. But there's been an enormous amount of interest.

- Joel Klein

We [the United States] are not every other country. And models that work elsewhere may not have the same impact here.

- Joel Klein

My knowledge of the universe is that if I write stupid jokes, the universe gives me a really nice house and great meals. I do not believe mankind wil…

- Joel Klein

In America, what makes us so successful is the innovation, the competition, the focus on merit.

- Joel Klein

In the immortal words of Roberto Duran, we are saying, 'No mas!' We will educate students and then promote them, not the reverse

- Joel Klein

We are not seeking to impose a recall.

- Joel Klein