Quotes from Betsy DeVos

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

Discrimination in any form is wrong. I don't support discrimination in any form.

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

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

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.

The faculty, from adjunct professors to deans, tell you what to do, what to say, and more ominously, what to think.

We'll be examining and auditing and reviewing all of the programs of the department and really figuring out what is the core mission and how can the federal department of education really support and enhance the role of the departments in the states.

The president has made good on a promise to ensure that the American people are not subject to overreach... and fulfilled a commitment to keep America first and focus on American jobs.

We, as a society, will benefit from the interest young people show beginning at first, second, and third grades. As a result, there's great promise in the future.

I consider protecting all students, including LGBTQ students, not only a key priority for the Department, but for every school in America.

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

They say that if you voted for Donald Trump, you're a threat to the university community. But the real threat is silencing the First Amendment rights of people with whom you disagree.

Government tends to believe in top-down solutions, and government fears of bottom-up solutions.

HBCUs are real pioneers when it comes to school choice. They are living proof that when more options are provided to students, they are afforded greater access and greater quality.

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.

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.

We're not proposing any shifting of funding from public schools to private schools.

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.

If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.

I can assure you I have never made decisions on my mother's behalf on her foundation's board.

I can now video chat with my grandkids from any corner of the world, listen to music, or order food and have it delivered to my front door.

There are not enough philanthropic dollars in America to fund what is currently the need in education.

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

Just as the traditional taxi system revolted against ride sharing, so too does the education establishment feel threatened by the rise of school choice.