Betsy DeVos Quotes
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You have to have teachers who are empowered to facilitate great teaching.
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The vast majority of students in this country will continue to attend public schools.
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We should celebrate the fact that, unlike some countries in the world, the United States makes promises that we will never send any student away from our schools.
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That's where my heart has been for three decades is to really empower and allow all families the same kind of opportunities I've had for my kids.
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Parents no longer believe that a one-size-fits-all model of learning meets the needs of every child. And they know other options exist, whether magnet, virtual, charter, home, faith-based, or any other combination.
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No child's dream should be limited by the quality, or lack thereof, of the education they receive.
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As a kid, I grew up middle class, but my father was a great innovator with an entrepreneurial spirit, and it wasn't long before my family became part of the infamous 1%.
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Trump's vision continues taking shape.
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If you don't live in an area with good public schools, you can move to a different place if you have the financial means to do so.
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Every child in America deserves to be in a safe environment that is free from discrimination.
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I support accountability.
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We've seen more and more people opt for homeschooling, including in urban areas.
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No student should feel like there isn't a way to seek justice, and no student should feel that the scales are tipped against him or her.
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Let's choose to hear one another out.
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Assault in any form is never OK, and I want to be very clear on that.
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All schools that receive public funding should be accountable, yes.
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I expect there will be more schools of any kind that haven't even been invented yet.
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If the question is around gun violence and the results of that, please know that my heart bleeds and is broken for those families that have lost any individual due to gun violence.
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I look forward to talking about how we can work together to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students while also refocusing the federal role in education.
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If we can manage to break free, to open the system and embrace all choices for education, we will be the first to give politicians awards to hang on their office walls.
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The media has had its fun with me.
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It is not fair to think that when students transit through a K-12 system that is not preparing them for beyond, that somehow we are going to wave a magic wand and things are going to be perfect for them at the higher-ed level.
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The faculty, from adjunct professors to deans, tell you what to do, what to say, and more ominously, what to think.
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If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.