“I welcome the words of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in her State of the Union address with great enthusiasm. Don Milani, with the school of Barbiana, is one of the great educational models of the Italian school that has left a constructive mark in our community - declares the Minister of Education, Patrizio Bianchi -. With his example, his passion and his determination, he charted a way to talk to those young people who no one was taking care of and gave them the tools to grow, showing, in fact, that education is for everyone. and not just for those who can afford it ".
“Even today we are facing an educational emergency that we are facing, as individuals and as Europeans, also through the resources allocated by the Recovery Fund. I therefore proudly support President von der Leyen's proposal that Don Milani's words, 'I care', become the motto of Europe. It is the appeal to a common responsibility, which transforms this 'I' into an 'we' ”, concludes the Minister.