Betsy DeVos Quotes
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When we had segregated schools and when we had a time when, you know, girls weren't allowed to have the same kind of sports teams - I mean, there have been important inflection points for the federal government to get involved in some of the areas around protecting students and ensuring safe environments for them - there is a role to play.
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The vast majority of students in this country will continue to attend public schools.
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I expect there will be more public charter 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 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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Trump's vision continues taking shape.
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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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Every child in America deserves to be in a safe environment that is free from discrimination.
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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 child's dream should be limited by the quality, or lack thereof, of the education they receive.
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We've seen more and more people opt for homeschooling, including in urban areas.
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I support accountability.
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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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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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I expect there will be more schools of any kind that haven't even been invented yet.
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Let's choose to hear one another out.
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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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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 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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If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.