"This is not a skill problem, this is a will problem. Does America have the will to make education a priority? We know the things that work. Why don't we scale up those things that do work"

This quote by Tavis Smiley is describing the state of education in America. He is recommending that the issue is not an absence of knowledge or ability, however rather an absence of will to make education a top priority. He is indicating that the options to the problems in education are currently understood, but the will to execute them is doing not have. He is asking if America has the will to make education a top priority and to scale up the things that do work. This quote is a call to action for Americans to prioritize education and to invest in the options that have been proven to work.