Quotes from Betsy DeVos

Every child deserves to attend school in a safe, supportive environment where they can learn, thrive, and grow.

At what point do we accept the fact that throwing money at the problem isn't the solution?

All schools that receive public funding should be accountable, yes.

No child's dream should be limited by the quality, or lack thereof, of the education they receive.

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.

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

Government tends to stifle innovation, and it abhors improvisation. Any good military strategist will tell you that a battle plan rarely survives past the first engagement. After that, you have to improvise to survive and to win.

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.

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.

It is necessary and critical for states to have flexibility to determine how to identify and improve schools.

Dick and I became increasingly committed to helping other parents - parents from low-income families in particular.

President-elect Trump and I know it won't be Washington, D.C., that unlocks our nation's potential, nor a bigger bureaucracy, tougher mandates, or a federal agency. The answer is local control and listening to parents, students, and 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.

Let me say, I fully embrace equality, and I believe in the innate value of every single human being and that all students, no matter their age, should be able to attend a school and feel safe and be free of discrimination.

I expect there will be more schools of any kind that haven't even been invented yet.

Too many children today are trapped in schools that don't work for them.

Social justice and economics are both issues to me.

My family is the largest single contributor of soft money to the national Republican Party.

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

I will not be deterred from my mission of helping kids in this country.

My faith motivates me to really try to work on behalf of and advocate for those who are least able to advocate for themselves.

The bigger goal of giving all parents more choices is one that will have to be discussed and undoubtedly roundly debated, but we are going to have to continue to build the case. The momentum is there on the state level in many states. That's where the energy needs to be harnessed in a new way.

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

The older generations are too wedded to political parties, too wedded to romantic memories of what education was like when they were kids, and too wedded to the status quo group that clings to power.