The Republican Party is in charge. They’ve been charge of the Congress and spending for 10 years. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
Philadelphians continue to benefit every day from the flow of federal dollars to improve our infrastructure and create jobs. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
African American students have less access to algebra and more access to seclusion and restraint than do their white peers. The significant disparity in educational resources has caused this problem of disparate discipline and disparate academic outcomes. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
To see, once again, that African American students are more likely to have a limited math curriculum and an underpaid novice teacher is disheartening and should be a call to action for policymakers and educators. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
Our economic future rests on the extent to which all students, especially those who represent America’s growing majority, have access to rigorous, college-preparatory classes and excellent teachers. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
Fifty million Americans have dementia and other brain illnesses. To gather together the minds that exist and see how we can tackle these ailments together, that is the work that is in front of us: to have a map of the human brain, an understanding of the roadways, and an understanding of the traffic on the roadways. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
The U.S. and Europe may have more breakthroughs in neuroscience, but you have to put that in perspective. The U.S. has 350 million people, and there are 28 countries in the European Union. Israel is third behind these countries in its neuroscience developments, but per capita, it is way ahead of everyone. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
I’ve seen with my own eyes what the effects of Israeli neuroscience research is. It was in my congressional district in Philadelphia that ReWalk, the Israeli company that makes the exoskeleton suit that enables paraplegics to walk, carried out their trials. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
African American children can’t be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
The education cuts in the President’s budget are both irresponsible and morally unjustifiable. Chaka Fattah Read Quote
