Betsy DeVos Quotes
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The vast majority of students in this country will continue to attend public schools.
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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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If a parent chooses to go to a school that is not a public school, then that is a decision made and a contract made with that provider.
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I expect there will be more public charter schools.
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Trump's vision continues taking shape.
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Every child in America deserves to be in a safe environment that is free from discrimination.
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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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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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All schools that receive public funding should be accountable, yes.
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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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Let's choose to hear one another out.
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We've seen more and more people opt for homeschooling, including in urban areas.
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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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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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Assault in any form is never OK, and I want to be very clear on that.
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I support accountability.
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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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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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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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If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.
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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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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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The media has had its fun with me.