I grew up with a single pair of shoes until I grew... -Julie Sweet

I grew up with a single pair of shoes until I grew into the next size. My parents believed in the American dream and the power of education but didn't have the money to send me to college. I realized early on that I needed to go against the flow and be better than everyone else to support my family.

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Transparency builds trust and it's critical in a crisis....
We believe that transparency creates trust....
We believe that transparency is needed to create trust, and it's also needed to create a dialogue....
It's important to reflect upon how far we've come in achieving gender equality in the workplace and how we could move faster toward even greater goals...
Women tend to lag in adopting new technology quickly....
Blockchain is moving beyond cryptocurrency, and it's worth paying attention - especially since successful prototypes show that blockchain, also known ...
I think people underrate the importance of investing in your communication skills as a way to progress in your career....
What's the greatest advice I give? Develop excellent communication skills....
In fact, blockchain has the potential to fundamentally change how we share information, buy and sell things, interact with government, prove our ident...
I grew up with a single pair of shoes until I grew into the next size. My parents believed in the American dream and the power of education but didn't...

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Students take out loans with the expectation that they will receive an education that sets them up for success - yet too many students are left with e...
Immigration is not the top issue for Latinos. Latinos are like every other American - economy, jobs, healthcare, education....
It gives me great pleasure to team up with a friend like Budweiser that shares with me the same values and vision that help empower the Hispanic commu...
The Saylor Foundation is meant to be a gadfly to encourage Google, Apple, MIT, Harvard, the United States government, and the Chinese government to ag...
Homeschoolers are the ultimate do-it-yourselfers. They are self-motivated and self-directed, independent-minded and creative. They are not content to ...
In the musician, there is a tendency to have a narrowness. It's all compartmentalized. I am playing the violin; that's all I know, nothing else, no ed...
My father left school at the age of fourteen, so this was a man with no deep experience of formal education....
An extended school day gives administrators the ability to ensure children get a well-rounded education....
Instead of saving for someone else's college education, I'm currently saving for a luxury retirement community replete with golf carts and handsome yo...
Saint Joseph's still is among the smaller-enrollment institutions with a big-time basketball program. The Jesuits still offer the same high-quality ed...