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" 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. "

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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. "

Betsy DeVos

Opportunities

Education

Work

" One of the hallmarks of higher education and of democracy is the ability to converse with people with whom we disagree. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Above all, I believe every child, no matter their ZIP code or their parents' jobs, deserves access to a quality education. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Homeschooling represents another perfectly valid educational option. "

" Every child in America deserves to be in a safe environment that is free from discrimination. "

" I do support high standards, strong accountability, and local control. "

" You have to have teachers who are empowered to facilitate great teaching. "

" Assault in any form is never OK, and I want to be very clear on that. "

" 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. "

Betsy DeVos

Will

Students

" If politicians in a state block education choice, it means those politicians do not support equal opportunity for all kids. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I support accountability. "

Betsy DeVos

Accountability

Support

" Social justice and economics are both issues to me. "

Betsy DeVos

Economics

Social Justice

" We won't accomplish our goals by creating a new federal bureaucracy or by bribing states with their own taxpayers' money. "

" Education broadens our horizons and enables us to confront realities we'd never before anticipated. "

Betsy DeVos

Confront

Before

" We can focus on differences that divide us, or we can choose to listen and learn from each other's experiences. "

" As we know, lots of people working together to solve problems doesn't happen often enough, particularly here in Washington. "