Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
All Quotes by author - Betsy DeVos
" Above all, I believe every child, no matter their ZIP code or their parents' jobs, deserves access to a quality education. "
Child
Education
Parents
" Assault in any form is never OK, and I want to be very clear on that. "
Never
Clear
Assault
" As we know, lots of people working together to solve problems doesn't happen often enough, particularly here in Washington. "
Together
Know
People
" At my direction, the Department's Office for Civil Rights remains committed to investigating all claims of discrimination, bullying, and harassment against those who are most vulnerable in our schools. "
Direction
Bullying
Discrimination
" Education broadens our horizons and enables us to confront realities we'd never before anticipated. "
Confront
Before
Us
" Every child deserves to attend school in a safe, supportive environment where they can learn, thrive, and grow. "
Environment
Child
Thrive
" Every child in America deserves to be in a safe environment that is free from discrimination. "
America
Child
Safe
" Homeschooling represents another perfectly valid educational option. "
Valid
Another
Educational
" I don't think Donald Trump represents the Republican Party... I think more and more people are going to realize that they really don't trust him. "
Think
Party
People
" I do support high standards, strong accountability, and local control. "
Support
Strong
Control
" If politicians in a state block education choice, it means those politicians do not support equal opportunity for all kids. "
Education
Choice
Support
" 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. "
Violence
Gun
Heart
" If you can't get cell phone service in your living room, then your particular provider is failing you. You should have the option to find a network that does work. "
Service
Phone
Work
" I greatly appreciate being asked to be part of President-elect Trump's team and I will continue to enthusiastically support him and his agenda for American renewal. "
Him
Support
Team
" 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. "
Opportunities
Education
Work
" I support accountability. "
Accountability
Support
" 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. "
Students
Magic
Wave
" One of the hallmarks of higher education and of democracy is the ability to converse with people with whom we disagree. "
Education
Democracy
People
" Our nation's commitment is to provide a quality education to every child to serve the public common good. Accordingly, we must shift the paradigm to think of education funding as investments made in individual children, not in institutions or buildings. "
Education
Child
Think
" Social justice and economics are both issues to me. "
Economics
Me
Social Justice
" Teaching is hard. It takes a lot of skill. Not everyone who tries can do it well. We need to admit that and act accordingly. We should reward and respect great teachers by paying them more, and we should stop rewarding seniority over effectiveness. "
Respect
Great
Teachers
" There isn't really any Common Core any more. Each state is able to set the standards for their state. They may elect to adopt very high standards for their students to aspire to and to work toward. And that will be up to each state. "
Will
Up
Students
" We can focus on differences that divide us, or we can choose to listen and learn from each other's experiences. "
Choose
Focus
Differences
" We won't accomplish our goals by creating a new federal bureaucracy or by bribing states with their own taxpayers' money. "
Own
Money
Accomplish
" When governors such as John Engler, Mike Huckabee, and Mike Pence were driving the conversation on voluntary high standards driven by local voices, it all made sense. "
Conversation
Driving
High Standards
" You have to have teachers who are empowered to facilitate great teaching. "
You
Teaching
Teachers
Check our other websites:
BookDark
MusicDark