Betsy DeVos Quotes - BrainyQuote

American - Public Servant Born: January 8, 1958

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 Stop Teachers

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

You Great Teachers Who

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

Education Quality Child Dream

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 Good Children Quality

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.

You People Community They Say

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

Education Parents Quality Child

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.

Learning Home Believe Parents

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.

Work Will High More

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.

Education Support Mission How

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

Education Democracy People Ability

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

Education Ride School Feel

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.

Magic Think Perfect Students

My job isn't to win popularity contests.

Job Win Popularity Contests

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

Family Money Party Single

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

Never Want Clear OK

If taxpayer money were limitless, we wouldn't need a budget at all.

Money Need Budget Limitless

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

Country Will Mission Kids

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

Any Funding Public Private

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

Education Opportunity Support Choice

I support accountability.

Support Accountability

I expect there will be more private schools.

Will More Expect Private

We expect to foster a conservative governing philosophy consisting of limited government and respect for traditional American virtues.

Respect Government Philosophy Expect

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

School Child Grow Environment

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.

Trust People Think Party

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

Child Discrimination Free America

I'm proud to stand beside you as a partner and support Special Olympics - an important program that promotes leadership and empowers students to be agents of change.

Leadership Change You Partner

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