"Eliminating the test just to increase the number of unqualified, unprepared Black and Latino prospective teachers is the most racist and destructive action taken under the guise of diversifying NY’s teachers."

"It’s the kind of government action that can help unlock private capital by creating new pathways for investment that weren’t there before, like by driving more capital into farms not just for what they grow, but for how they grow."

"Many investors have been hesitant to invest in developing regions because of perceived governance risks."

"I’m not Pollyanna I recognize and acknowledge that capital will flow where there’s less risk and a greater opportunity for financial return."

"We know we lack the financing to support the systems changes required to make the necessary impact."

"The world needs more understanding. Unless we’re willing to understand and accept the differences across the globe, across the community, across our families."

"To quantify the problem, climate financing is less than 5 percent globally and outside the United States, likely less than 1 percent of that funding flows to food systems."

"That’s the reality of how these systems work."

"I grew up on Chicago’s West Side. But these were Hispanic women and their lives and their joys."

"I was one of those kids who wanted to be a doctor, a nurse, a teacher, a lawyer, and sometimes even a fireman."

"The foundation of everything was their love for one another."

"It’s just terrible and degrading that some people have to stoop that low."

"People need to see the reality of the things that we’re living with."

"It’s easy to speak like that about other people when you’re hiding behind the screen."

"I play clarinet. Not concert level, but I’m entertaining."

"But it doesn’t deter me."

"This legislation only seeks a consistent application of parental corporal discipline across all of Kansas’s 105 counties."

"The common thread was, I wanted to help change the world."

"It was a book about sisters I come from a family of sisters who grew up in Pilsen, on Chicago’s West Side."

"The most memorable meal I ever had was cooked by my son when he was about 12 years old."

"He made my dad’s spaghetti. The kitchen was a disaster. The food was wonderful."

"We’re not going to achieve the answers that we need to ensure that we as a society, as a people, as humans will go forward and prosper."

"Financing is critical across the entire food system, from inside the farm gate all the way to wage production."

"Investors looking for unicorns often don’t see the value in placing bets on food and agriculture."

"When it comes to the kind of large-scale projects I mentioned earlier the ones that could attract significant institutional capital those require strong government engagement and policy support."

"Those who manage capital, these aren’t just excuses they see them as responsibilities."

"The Inflation Reduction Act is a great example of a shift in policy."

"That means more support for cooperatives and shared facilities models that can help farmers pool resources to scale their operations and attract capital."

"Here’s the reality the geopolitical situation is quite interesting today."

"We shouldn’t always buy from them because the reality is that if WFP is the only purchaser then it’s only a program."

"It only becomes a sustainable and durable economic change for those farmers if we can substitute WFP with either a commercial market buyer or a government buyer."

"I was deeply concerned about the divisions between charter parents and district school parents that resulted from co-locations in public school buildings and the charter lobby’s strategy to pit parents against each other."

"I would not have been successful in changing the charter school laws without the support of district school parents and the teacher’s union."

"My interests have always been ensuring that every child has equal access to a high quality education and that every parent has the right to choose the school that best fits the needs of their child."

"I am proud of my work and legacy as founder and president of the New York Charter Parents Association."

"The laws I changed empowering parents and protecting students’s rights continue to help families today."

"The charters schools and charter lobby leaders that opposed me in 2010, tout the laws I passed when promoting charter schools."

"I honestly don’t care, that’s their problem."

"I only care about the students and families."

"We brought charter and district parents together to fight for school funding, lifting of the cell phone ban in schools, against distributing Plan B birth control to students without parent permissions, and other issues."

"We hold charter and district schools accountable for the educational outcomes of students."

"There is a very strong sense of pride for that."

"But that does not mean that he’s automatically going to get the African vote."

"I think the behavior is disgusting and sad and sickening."

"If we want small farmers to succeed, we need to create structures that allow them to work collectively."

"I have suffered the most from high stakes testing in U.S. public schools."

"I thought, ‘wait a minute, I deserve the same right to be a part of a group who are honoring their forefathers,'” said Benton."

"He was fighting for his land and his people"

"We, Black and Latino parents, do not want teachers who cannot pass a basic literacy test."