They want to know that their tax dollars are being spent wisely, not wasted, and that we're not going to leave our children a legacy of debt.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Press Conference

When we waste billions of dollars, in part because our technology is out of date, that's billions of dollars we're not investing in better schools for our children, in tax relief for our small businesses, in creating jobs and funding research to spur the scientific breakthroughs and economic growth of this new century.

WHITEHOUSE: Forum on Modernizing Government: Opening Session

"Ali's voice is one among millions of children's voices we're not hearing, " said the spokeswoman.

BBC: Ali Ismail Abbas

"We want to stress that we're not in any way judgmental about why their children may have missed the MMR in the past, " said ABMU's director of public health Sara Hayes.

BBC: Wales

And so that may be a downside, that maybe now that we're immunizing everybody, adults will not be exposed to children with the disease, and therefore are at greater risk for shingles.

NPR: Slate's Medical Examiner: Chickenpox Vaccine Risks

As a parent, a businessman and a former college professor, I believe education is the best asset we can offer our children, but unless we improve the substandard quality of education in this country, we're not doing all we can to assure a strong future.

FORBES: Craig R. Barrett

But we're not talking about, as you said in the piece, children with bloated bellies and that sort of thing.

NPR: Child Hunger: Nutritious Food Tough To Afford

"We're not looking after our future, " Ms. Saoulidou said while sorting children's party supplies at the warehouse.

WSJ: Southern Europe Job Seekers Head for Germany

"We're in the business of educating children and having them coming to school and not in the business of trapping them into a contract, " said Gabriella Rowe, head of the Mandell School.

WSJ: Parents Take Gamble For Top School Slots